family history
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- noun
- /ˈfæmɪli ˈhɪstəri/
- Specialized
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antecedentes familiares
- Have they got any medical or family history of significance?
- family history of cancer
- family history of diabetes
- family history of asthma
No, I just, I'm just going off like family history, like my dad's had two.
- No, I just, I'm just going off like family history, like my dad's had two.
- Yeah, I mean, I think first and foremost, everybody should learn their family history and know the warning signs.
- While that is true, the risk of ovarian cancer is relatively low for women who do not have genetic risks or a strong family history.
- And so knowing your family history really can give you great insight into why you might be struggling.
Examples
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"Positive, strong family history of depression on both sides."
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But you know, given your family history.
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So I thought, you know, I might share a little bit of that family history with you.
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Yeah, well, I mean, my family history is there.
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Some very personal stuff about your mother, her family history.
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Oh, what a long family history you have.
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Yeah, I mean, I think first and foremost, everybody should learn their family history and know the warning signs.
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And so knowing your family history really can give you great insight into why you might be struggling.
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Like so many of us, I've a family history of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
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Knowing your family history can help determine your risk for certain hereditary diseases.
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'family' (relatives) + 'history' (past events), so a learner can infer it refers to past occurrences within one’s family. However, its conventionalized, specialized medical sense (i.e. inherited diseases or health risks) is a narrowed, domain-specific meaning that may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Family history comes from the idea of keeping a record or story about your family and their past health problems. Doctors ask about your 'family history' like a map of past illnesses to see your 'risk' for the same diseases, so it now means the list of relatives' health problems.