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case history
–noun
| all the relevant information or material gathered about an individual, family, group, etc., and arranged so as to serve as an organized record and have analytic value for a social worker, student, or the like: used esp. in social work, sociology, psychiatry, and medicine. |
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1910–15
1910–15

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| case history n. A detailed account of the facts affecting the development or condition of a person or group under treatment or study, especially in medicine, psychiatry, or psychology. |
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Main Entry: case history
Function: noun
: a record of an individual's personal or family history and environment for use in analysis or instructive illustration
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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case history n.
A detailed account of the facts affecting the development or condition of a person or group under treatment or study, especially in medicine, psychiatry, or psychology.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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