propositus
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pro·pos·i·tus
(prō-pŏz'ĭ-təs) 
n., pl., -ti (-tī').
The person immediately concerned about or affected by an action.
n., pl., -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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propositus
or (fem.) proposita (pl. propositi) or proband
the first individual to present as a patient, in a series of cases related (usually) to a heritable disorder, and from whom the line of descent is traced.
the first individual to present as a patient, in a series of cases related (usually) to a heritable disorder, and from whom the line of descent is traced.
| proportional region, proportional counter, propolypeptide | |
| propranolol, propressophysin, proprotein |
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propositus
Pl. propositi [L.] the original animal presenting a disease or disorder which serves as the basis for a hereditary or genetic study; called also proband.
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