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proband

Pronunciation: /ˈprəʊbənd/
Definition of proband

noun

Medicine & Genetics
  • a person serving as the starting point for the genetic study of a family.

Origin:

1920s: from Latin probandus 'to be proved', gerundive of probare 'to test'

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Definition of proband in the US English dictionary
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