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social history

noun

B2CEFR level
58/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

Information about the patient's lifestyle, occupation, home circumstances and habits such as smoking and alcohol.

As part of the social history, I'll ask about your job, who's at home with you, and whether you smoke or drink.

Topic: Clinical consultation in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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