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Noun: family history
  1. 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

Derived forms: family histories

Type of: case history

Part of: anamnesis, medical history, medical record

Encyclopedia: Family history

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family Hemiramphidae
family Heteromyidae
family Hexagrammidae
family Hexanchidae
family Hippoboscidae
family Hippocastanaceae
family Hippopotamidae
family Hipposideridae
family Hirudinidae
family Hirundinidae
family history
family Holocentridae
family Holothuridae
family Homaridae
family Hominidae
family Hostaceae
family Hyacinthaceae
family Hyaenidae
family Hydnaceae
family Hydnoraceae
family Hydrangeaceae