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medical history

noun

: a record of a past medical problems and treatments that a person has had

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Unfortunately, testing didn’t show signs of cancer, and doctors didn’t listen when Jones explained her medical history. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025 Another thing to consider with the bags under your eyes is your medical history. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025 If his autopsy were released today, information about his medical history would have been redacted. Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025 As my recent diagnosis shows, tuberculosis is not a relic of medical history. Pria Anand, The New York Review of Books, 27 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for medical history

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“Medical history.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medical%20history. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.

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