history of illness

collocation in English

meaningsofhistoryandillness

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history
noun
uk
/ˈhɪs.tər.i/us
/ˈhɪs.t̬ɚ.i/
(the study of or a record of) past events considered together, especially events of a particular period, country, ...
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illness
noun
uk
/ˈɪl.nəs/us
/ˈɪl.nəs/
a disease of the body ...
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(Definition ofhistoryandillnessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhistory of illness

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It is also acknowledged that facial signs of ageing may arise through ahistoryofillness, malnutrition or poor personal hygiene.
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Similarly, many of those who dedicated their lives to caring for others, palliative carers included, have ahistoryofillness, pain, losses, trauma, or despair.
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The controls were volunteers without anyhistoryofillnessand their current state of health was good.
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Familyhistoryofillnessand treatment response is an important domain for assessment.
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No evidence was found for routine x-ray examination of the heart and lungs, electrocardiography, or clinical laboratory testing in healthy individuals with no previoushistoryofillness.
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That will add significantly to the costs of small businesses, and will inevitably prompt discrimination against the employment of people with anyhistoryofillness.
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I am also pleased by their decision to extend the definition in clause 1 to cover people with ahistoryofillnessor disability.
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That definition must be amended to include not just present disabilities, but ahistoryofillnessand a reputation for having an illness or disability.
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Where there is a longhistoryofillnessin civil life is it not the proper thing for the military doctors to take it into consideration?
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One of the things which we always look into is whether there is anyhistoryofillnessor some compassionate reason which has interfered with the boy's education.
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He is sick, it is suggested, because he "expects" to be sick based on his family'shistoryofillnessand is, therefore, essentially a hypochondriac.
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The understanding of thehistoryofillnesscan benefit from modern science.
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Historyofillnessis noteworthy.
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