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anamnesi

/aˈnam.ne.zi/noun · feminineC2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 19,157

Meaning

medical history

  • the complete medical history of a patient gathered by a doctor

In a sentence

Il medico ha raccolto un'anamnesi dettagliata prima della diagnosi.

The doctor took a detailed medical history before making the diagnosis.

L'anamnesi familiare rivela casi precedenti di ipertensione?

Does the family medical history reveal previous cases of hypertension?

Non possiamo prescrivere la cura senza un'accurata anamnesi.

We cannot prescribe the treatment without a thorough medical history.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
anamnesifeminine · singular
anamnesifeminine · plural
anamnesifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Formal: typical of medical and clinical contexts.
  • Invariable in the plural: le anamnesi.

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