case history

American  

noun

1. 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.

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case history British  

noun

1. a record of a person's background, medical history, etc, esp one used for determining medical treatment

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Etymology

Origin of case history

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

Fittingly, the only father-son pair to play together in Major League Baseball, Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr., are expected to attend the game Tuesday in case history is made.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

Not all of his previous case history had made it into his care plan when he was transferred to the adult unit.

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

Part case history, part white paper, Schleicher’s book is an academic study with an intended audience of federal policy aides, state officials, and bankruptcy judges.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2023

Vicky’s neurotic behavior makes “Millennium Mambo” almost a case history or, given her repetitive voice-over narration, a kind of ballad.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022

In the folder were several lung X-rays and a short case history.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Related Words

• medical history