medical history

noun

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

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The trial included 800 men and women aged 65 and older with a medical history of chronic low back pain lasting at least three months. Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025 The 33-year-old Stewart has a long medical history that includes Tommy John surgery in 2021 and arthroscopic shoulder surgery in August 2024. Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Sep. 2025 When WellSpace patients visit a Sutter Health emergency room, for instance, the caregivers will have access to their medical history. Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025 In 2023, on a whim, Williams entered his medical history into ChatGPT. Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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