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proposita

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /prəʊˈpɒzɪtə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /prəˈpɒzɪtə/
  • General-American: /proʊˈpɑzətə/
  • General-American: [proʊˈpɑzəɾə]

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • The proposita was an elderly woman who passed on the disorder to three of her four children and 9 of 14 grandchildren.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From propositus (“male proband”) + -a.