Dictionary

proband en · NOUN

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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.
   • The proband was 8 years old and had a dyseidetic pattern, as did his father, who was also tested. 1992, Helene V. Fatt, Genetics for Primary Eye Care Practitioners, page 82:

Forms

Deriveds

probandwise

Relateds

propositus · patient zero · proposita · index case · index patient

Translations (3)

nl proband (subject of genealogy) · sv proband (subject of genealogy) · la probandus (subject of genealogy)