Family-history Definition

noun

An extension to genealogy in which the life and times of the people concerned are investigated.

Family history puts flesh on the bones of genealogy.
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(medicine) Information concerning the disorders suffered by the direct relatives of a patient; especially useful if the disorders are genetic.

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Other Word Forms of Family-history

Noun

Singular:
family-history
Plural:
family histories

Family-history Sentence Examples

  • After all, it's an important part of their family history.

  • A family history of the disease, or chronic infection with the tropical diseases bilharzia also increase the risk of bladder cancer.

  • She sat in front of the obelisk, staring at all that remained of her family history.

  • It's a piece of family history as well as a legacy.

  • There was a family history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in his son Thomas, who died in 1994 aged 31 years.

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Words Starting With

FFAFAM

Words Ending With

YRYORY

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family-history

Words Starting With F and Ending With Y

Starts With F & Ends With YStarts With FA & Ends With YStarts With F & Ends With RY

Word Length

14 Letter Words14 Letter Words Starting With F14 Letter Words Ending With Y