proposita

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UK/prəʊˈpɒzɪtə/UK/prəˈpɒzɪtə/US/proʊˈpɑzətə/US[proʊˈpɑzəɾə]

noun

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

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

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Meanings

nounproposita (plural propositae)

plural propositae

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

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

Origin

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

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Cite this entry
APA

proposita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proposita

MLA

“proposita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proposita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proposita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proposita.

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