Medical history

Medical history
Term	Medical history
Short definition	medical history - (pronounced) (MEH-dih-kul HIH-stuh-ree) record of information about a person's health. A personal medical history may include information about allergies, illnesses, surgery, vaccinations, and results of physical exams and tests.
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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medical history - (pronounced) (MEH-dih-kul HIH-stuh-ree) record of information about a person's health. A personal medical history may include information about allergies, illnesses, surgery, vaccinations, and results of physical exams and tests. It may also include information about medications you take and health habits like diet and exercise. A family history includes health information about a person's close family members (parents, grandparents, children, brothers and sisters). This includes their current and past medical conditions. A family history may show a pattern of certain diseases running in a family. Also called health history

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• Medical encyclopedia article on Medical history
• Wikipedia's article - Medical history

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