"family history" meaning in English

See family history in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: family histories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} family history (countable and uncountable, plural family histories)
  1. An extension to genealogy in which the life and times of the people concerned are investigated. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Family Related terms: family historian, medical history
    Sense id: en-family_history-en-noun-jnz4nFjG Disambiguation of Family: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. (medicine) Information concerning the disorders suffered by the direct relatives of a patient; especially useful if the disorders are genetic. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-family_history-en-noun-2tDnoqj- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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