According to \u201cThe Medical Case Narrative: Distant Reading of an Epistemic Genre,\u201d case is casuistry. The case is a question, that has to do with the validity and extension of a norm. Which means that the case is open until an action or a decision is made. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In “The Island of Dr. Moreau”, case is used in the context of operations performed. The main characters speak about a case that happened previously or one that is currently occurring. Case seems to be a procedure in this text either currently or previously. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In “The Lancet”, case is used as an occurrence as well. It is used as a word to refer back to a medical procedure. Case is used to talk about specific surgeries and medical procedures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So in this instance the word “Case” is used pretty similarly between the two texts. They are both referring to medical procedures and using it as a blanket word for what is taking place as the “question”. Case is a good word to use for these texts because it gives a good description without going to much into detail about what exactly is occurring. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
According to \u201cThe Medical Case Narrative: Distant Reading of an Epistemic Genre,\u201d case is casuistry. The case is a question, that has to do with the validity and extension of a norm. Which means that the case is open until an action or a decision is made. In “The Island of Dr. Moreau”, case is … <\/p>\n