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Proband vs Participant - What's the difference?

proband | participant |

As nouns the difference between proband and participant

is that proband is experimentee, guinea pig while participant is one who participates.

As an adjective participant is

sharing; participating; having a share of part.

proband

English

Noun

(wikipedia proband) (en noun)
  • (genetics, medicine) An individual who presents with a genetic disorder or other specific characteristic, when this leads to the investigation of the individual's family
  • Synonyms

    * propositus

    participant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • one who participates
  • Synonyms

    * partaker, participator

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Sharing; participating; having a share of part.
  • * , History of the Reign of King Henry VII
  • ** Therefore during the parliament he published his royal proclamation, offering pardon and grace of restitution to all such as had taken arms, or been participant of any attempts against him;