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pro⋅pos⋅i⋅tus

  [pruh-poz-i-tuhs]
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–noun, plural -ti  [-tahy] .
1. Law. the person from whom a line of descent is derived on a genealogical table.
2. Genetics. proband.
Origin:
1925–30; < NL, special use of ptp. of L prōpōnere to set forth, propound
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pro⋅band

  [proh-band]
–noun Genetics.
a patient who is the initial member of a family to come under study.
Also called propositus.

Origin:
1925–30; < L probandus, gerundive of probāre to test, probe
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pro·pos·i·tus   (prō-pŏz'ĭ-təs)   
n.   pl. pro·pos·i·ti (-tī')
The person immediately concerned about or affected by an action.

[Latin prōpositus, past participle of prōpōnere, to set forth; see propose.]
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Main Entry: pro·band
Pronunciation: 'prO-"band
Function: noun
: an individual being studied (as in a genetic investigation) : SUBJECT 1 proband had four negative sibs> called also propositus

Main Entry: pro·pos·i·tus
Pronunciation: prO-'päz-&t-&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pro·pos·i·ti /-&-"tI/
: PROBAND
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proband pro·band (prō'bānd')
n.
An individual or member of a family being studied in a genetic investigation. Also called index case, propositus.

propositus pro·pos·i·tus (prō-pŏz'ĭ-təs)
n. pl. pro·pos·i·ti (-tī')

  1. See proband.

  2. A premise; an argument.

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