PROPOSITA

Noun

proposita (plural propositae)

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

Coordinate terms

• propositus (male)

Source: Wiktionary



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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