proband

[ proh-band ]

nounGenetics.
  1. a patient who is the initial member of a family to come under study.

Origin of proband

1
1925–30; <Latin probandus, gerundive of probāre to test, probe

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British Dictionary definitions for proband

proband

/ (ˈprəʊbænd) /


noun
  1. another name (esp US) for propositus (def. 2)

Origin of proband

1
C20: from Latin probandus, gerundive of probāre to test

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