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medical history; past illness record; previous medical conditions
A record of a patient's past illnesses, surgeries, and medical conditions. Used in clinical settings when gathering patient information.
既往歴を教えてください。
Please tell me your medical history.
問診票に既往歴を記入した。
I filled in my medical history on the patient questionnaire.
手術の前に、医師が既往歴を詳しく確認する必要がある。
Before surgery, the doctor needs to check the patient's medical history in detail.
Composed of 既往 (past, previous) and 歴 (history, record). This is the standard medical term used in hospitals and clinics throughout Japan. Patients encounter this word on 問診票 (patient questionnaires) that must be filled out before seeing a doctor for the first time.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 既往歴を聞く: to ask about medical history
- 既往歴なし: no prior medical history
- 既往歴に記載する: to record in medical history
- 家族既往歴: family medical history
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 病歴: medical history — more general and colloquial; 既往歴 is the formal clinical term
- 現病歴: history of present illness — specifically about the current condition that brought the patient in
- 診察券: patient registration card — the physical card, not the medical record itself