noun 下载 🔗分享 先证者,先发病例 An individual who presents with a genetic disorder or other specific characteristic, when this leads to the investigation of the individual's family Examples : "Because the young boy was the proband diagnosed with a rare genetic condition, doctors began testing his siblings and parents to determine if the gene ran in the family. " 由于这个小男孩是被诊断出患有罕见遗传病的先证者,医生开始检测他的兄弟姐妹和父母,以确定这种基因是否在家族中遗传。 medicine family biology human disease person 与AI对话词汇游戏阅读练习