case history
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4.1
- noun
- /keɪs ˈhɪstəri/
- Specialized
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historia clínica
- The psychologist reviewed the patient's case history to better understand their treatment needs.
- a detailed case history
- clinical case history
- individual case histories
Examples
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Well, we've had very little case history to go on.
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I keep careful case histories of all my patients, but I don't need to tell you that's a matter of strict confidence between doctor and patient.
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I have read his case history.
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Well, here is the case history.
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The health district public health nurses completed an individual case history for each of the children.
Academic text (1997) -
The patient was informed about the possibility of the publication of her case history.
Academic text (2007) -
Your case history gets more fascinating by every minute, Barbara.
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Public health nurses reported medical symptoms information from complaint records and individual case histories.
Academic text (1997) -
Disease duration was estimated by examination of the medical records and case histories.
Academic text (1996) -
Orten's own case history yields a vivid picture of the multiple impacts of a genetic disorder.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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2.3
A written file with a patient's health history and treatments
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3.2
A record of a person's past illnesses and treatments
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'case' (the person or subject under study) combined with 'history' (a record of past events) yields a record of a person's/background events. This noun compound follows common, cross-linguistic patterns and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Case history comes from the idea of keeping the 'history' of a single 'case' in one file. Imagine a folder that holds all the notes about a patient's past and treatments, so case history means a detailed written record of that person.