Phrase guide

medical history

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Details of a patient's previous medical experiences, such as existing comorbidities, past infections, operations undergone, and medications taken.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: medical record, anamnesis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: case history

History

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سِيرَة مَرْضِيَة — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Azerbaijani: tibbi müayinə kartı — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Catalan: anamnesi — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Chinese Mandarin: 病歷 /病历 (bìnglì) — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Chinese Mandarin: 病史 (bìngshǐ) — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Danish: anamnese — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Finnish: hoitohistoria — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • French: dossier médical — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • French: anamnèse — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • German: Krankengeschichte — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • German: KG — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • German: Anamnese — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Greek: ιατρικό ιστορικό (iatrikó istorikó) — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Japanese: 診療録 (shinryōroku) — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Khmer: ប្រវត្តិវេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ (prɑvoat vɨccea’ saah) — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Korean: 병력 (byeongnyeok) — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Polish: karta pacjenta — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Russian: медици́нская ка́рта (medicínskaja kárta) — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Russian: медка́рта (medkárta) — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Spanish: historial médico — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Swahili: historia ya matibabu — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Swedish: patientjournal — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Thai: ประวัติการรักษา — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Thai: เวชระเบียน — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Turkish: tıbbi kayıt — details about patient's previous medical experiences
  • Welsh: hanes meddygol — details about patient's previous medical experiences