propositus

propositus
/preuh poz"i teuhs/, n., pl. propositi /-tuy'/.
1. Law. the person from whom a line of descent is derived on a genealogical table.
2. Genetics. proband.
[1925-30; < NL, special use of ptp. of L proponere to set forth, PROPOUND]

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  • propositus — propositus. См. пробанд. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • propositus — propositus. = proband (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • propositus — Persona a partir de la que se traza el árbol genealógico, como se hace para descubrir el patrón de herencia de una enfermedad familiar o de un rasgo físico. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A.… …   Diccionario médico

  • propositus — [prō päz′i təs] n. pl. propositi [prō päz′itī΄] [ModL < L: see PROPOSE] the family member chosen as the starting point in genealogical research, in the investigation of an inheritable disease, etc …   English World dictionary

  • propositus — noun The first identified case of an inherited disease in a family. The proband or index case. Propositus applies when the patient is male; proposita if female. The propositus was an elderly man who passed on the disorder to three of his four… …   Wiktionary

  • Propositus — A male through whom a family medically comes to light (is first ascertained). Also called the proband or index case. The feminine of propositus is proposita. * * * 1. Proband, usually referring to the first index case to be ascertained.… …   Medical dictionary

  • propositus — noun (plural propositi) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, past participle of proponere Date: 1899 the person immediately concerned ; subject …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • propositus — n. ancestor, forefather …   English contemporary dictionary

  • propositus — pro·pos·i·tus …   English syllables

  • propositus — proband; n. the first individual studied in an investigation of several related patients with an inherited or familial disorder …   The new mediacal dictionary

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