medical history
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005199
A record of information about a person’s health. A personal medical history may include information about allergies, illnesses, surgeries, immunizations, and results of physical exams and tests. It may also include information about medicines taken and health habits, such as diet and exercise. A family medical history includes health information about a person’s close family members (parents, grandparents, children, brothers, and sisters). This includes their current and past illnesses. A family medical history may show a pattern of certain diseases in a family. Also called health history.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-005199 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Synonyms | health history |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
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