proband

n. (家系研究中尤指遗传疾病的家属史研究中的) 渊源者,先证者,基人

词形变化

probands 复数 probands

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    生物 医学

词源

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from Latin probandus (“the one to be tested”) (denoting, in this application, the first one tested); By surface analysis, probe + -and.

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