See Also: U-matic(dictionary)
matic(dictionary)

proband (iou) and matic (iou)


proband (iou)



proband noun. E20.
[Latin probandus gerundive of probare PROVE verb: see -AND.]
Medicine & Genetics. An individual chosen as a propositus because of the presence of some trait whose inheritance is to be studied.

matic (iou)



-matic suffix. M20.
[from AUTO)MATIC adjective.]
Forming nouns (usu. proprietary names) with the sense 'a device which works automatically or mechanically', as Instamatic.