The difference between History and Medical history
When used as nouns, history means the aggregate of past events, whereas medical history means details of a patient's previous medical experiences, such as existing comorbidities, past infections, operations undergone, and medications taken.
History is also verb with the meaning: to narrate or record.
check bellow for the other definitions of History and Medical history
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History as a noun:
The aggregate of past events.
Examples:
"'History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."
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History as a noun:
The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.
Examples:
"He teaches history at the university. History will not look kindly on these tyrants. He dreams of an invention that will make history."
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History as a noun (countable):
A set of events involving an entity.
Examples:
"What is your medical history? The family's history includes events best forgotten."
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History as a noun (countable):
A record or narrative description of past events.
Examples:
"I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories."
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History as a noun (countable, medicine):
A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
Examples:
"A personal medical history is required for the insurance policy. He has a history of cancer in his family."
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History as a noun (countable, computing):
A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.
Examples:
"I visited a great site yesterday but forgot the URL. Luckily, I didn't clear my history."
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History as a noun (informal):
Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.
Examples:
"I told him that if he doesn't get his act together, he's history."
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History as a noun (uncountable):
Shared experience or interaction.
Examples:
"There is too much history between them for them to split up now."
"He has had a lot of history with the police."
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History as a verb (obsolete):
To narrate or record.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Medical history as a noun:
Details of a patient's previous medical experiences, such as existing comorbidities, past infections, operations undergone, and medications taken.