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case history vs family history

family history vs case history

case history and family history both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
case history Yes No No No
family history Yes No No No
As nouns, family history is a hyponym of case history; that is, family history is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than case history:
  • case history: detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment
  • family history: 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
Other hyponyms of case history include anamnesis, medical history, medical record.
case history (noun) family history (noun)
detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment 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
Difference between case history and family history

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