Synonyms for family history
fam·i·ly his·to·ry

Princeton's WordNet

1. family historynoun

   part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases

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1. • Case History

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1. Todd Godfrey:

   For us, building your tree usually starts with census records and birth and marriage and death, and those are the core of doing your family history, but there are these categories that tell the story, that help you understand the person better. We really think that this is another category that sheds light on that story.

2. Len Lichtenfeld:

   Then there's the group of people without a family history who want to get tested.

3. Julie Nangia:

   If you have a family history, you are more likely to develop breast cancer, and young women are also more likely to develop a more aggressive type of breast cancer.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   As we launch this campaign for president, you deserve to know where I come from — because family history heavily influences the values that we adopt as adults, today, I want to welcome you to a campaign which says, loudly and clearly, that the underlying principles of our government will not be greed, hatred and lies.

5. Eric Rimm:

   For someone who is at high risk for breast cancer, due to a strong family history or other risk factors, I wouldn't necessarily tell that woman to stop drinking.