"life history" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: life histories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} life history (countable and uncountable, plural life histories)
  1. An investigation into the details and activities of a person over the course of their lifetime; one’s background. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-life_history-en-noun--B5xBSzO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 35 32
  2. (medicine) Information concerning a person’s diseases and medical disorders suffered during his or her lifetime; especially useful if the disorders are genetic. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-life_history-en-noun-G5OvkGGl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 35 32 Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (biology) The set of stages that an organism, or a species, experiences over its lifetime, from conception to death. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-life_history-en-noun-Di7FsvN5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 32 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 37 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 35 32 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: biography, family history

Inflected forms

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