Definition of Family history

1. Noun. Part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases.

Generic synonyms: Case History
Group relationships: Anamnesis, Medical History, Medical Record

Definition of Family history

1. Noun. an extension to genealogy in which the life and times of the people concerned are investigated ¹

2. Noun. (medicine) Information concerning the disorders suffered by the direct relatives of a patient; especially useful if the disorders are genetic ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Family history

1. The medical history of your immediate blood relatives (mother, father, grandparents and siblings) (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family History

family Zoarcidae
family Zosteraceae
family Zygnemataceae
family Zygophyllaceae
family business
family characteristics
family circle
family court
family dissidents
family doctor
family doctors
family group
family health
family historian
family history (current term)
family home evening
family leave
family line
family man
family medicine
family men
family name
family names
family of orientation
family of procreation
family physician
family planning policy

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