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

His case history demonstrates the challenges facing airlines and federal regulators when handling passengers like Torres.

From Seattle Times

Kibria added that, based on previous cases of people with no criminal history convicted of unlawful picketing or demonstrating inside the Capitol, “I would hope that based on case history, no jail time is anticipated.”

From Washington Post

To be sure, “The Hidden Spring” sometimes steers into heady territory as Solms tours through contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalytic theory, case histories and philosophy of mind.

From Washington Post

Sandgren received an exemption after Australian health officials assessed his case history.

From Washington Times

Like “The Metamorphosis,” Cho’s novel is written in an unemotional, almost clinical style; by the end we realize it’s a case history narrated by Jiyoung’s male psychiatrist.

From New York Times

Related Words

• medical history