case history
Use Case history in a sentencecase 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 especially in social work, sociology, psychiatry, and medicine.
Origin:
1910–15
1910–15
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World English Dictionary
| case history | |
| —n | |
| a record of a person's background, medical history, etc, esp one used for determining medical treatment | |
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Case history
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
Between the two viewpoints lies an interesting case history.
Get your criminal case history printout at the courthouse.
But the stark crescendo of the proceedings more often suggests the case history of a delinquent hill-billy.
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