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propositus

/prəʊˈpɒzɪtəs/ UK
/prəˈpɒzɪtəs/ UK
/proʊˈpɑzətəs/ US
/prəˈpɑzətəs/ US
[-ɾəs] US

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Borrowed from Latin prōpositus.

noun propositi

The first identified male case of an inherited disease in a family; the proband or index case. The propositus was an elderly man who passed on the disorder to three of his four children and 9 of 14 grandchildren.

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"propositus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/propositus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"propositus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/propositus.

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@misc{propositus_2026,
  title = {propositus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/propositus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}