different between propositus vs proband

English

Etymology

Latin propositus

Noun

propositus (plural propositi)

1. The first identified male case of an inherited disease in a family; the proband or index case.

   The propositus was an elderly man who passed on the disorder to three of his four children and 9 of 14 grandchildren.

Coordinate terms

• proposita (female)

Anagrams

• suppositor

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of pr?p?n?.

Participle

pr?positus (feminine pr?posita, neuter pr?positum); first/second-declension participle

1. set forth
2. declared
3. proposed

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

• English: provost
• Spanish: propósito

References

• propositus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• propositus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• propositus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• propositus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.

English

Noun

proband (plural probands)

1. (genetics, medicine) An individual who presents with a genetic disorder or other specific characteristic, when this leads to the investigation of the individual's family

Derived terms

Synonyms

• propositus

Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from German or English?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pro??b?nt/
• Hyphenation: pro?band
• Rhymes: -?nt

Noun

proband m or f (plural probanden or probandi)

1. (genetics, genealogy) proband (subject of a genealogical study)

   Synonym: kwartierdrager

Alternative forms

• probandus

Hyponyms

• probanda
• probandus