I completely refused at first when people first told me about it. I am only 20, I am single and trying to raise a two year old daughter, I have Crohn's disease, Ulcerative Colitis, along with many other illnesses that I have been trying to live with all my life.
family history(noun) 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. family history(Noun) an extension to genealogy in which the life and times of the people concerned are investigated. family history(Noun) Information concerning the disorders suffered by the direct relatives of a patient; especially useful if the disorders are genetic.
Familial hypercholesterolemia. [edit on Wikidata] Familial hypercholesterolemia (abbreviated FH, also spelled familial hypercholesterolaemia) is a genetic disorder characterized by high cholesterol levels, specifically very high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL, bad cholesterol), in the blood and early cardiovascular disease.