Family History Flashcards


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Ancestry

one's family or ethnic descent.

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Environmental Factors

Environmental factors, as related to genetics, refers to exposures to substances (such as pesticides or industrial waste) where we live or work.

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Family Health History

Family health history is a record of the diseases and health conditions in your family. You and your family members share genes.

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Genetic Testing

Genetic testing is a type of medical test that identifies changes in genes, chromosomes, the genome, or proteins.

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Genetics

the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

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Heredity

the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.

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Lineage

lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.

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Maiden Name

the surname that a married woman used from birth, prior to its being legally changed at marriage.

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Maternal

relating to a mother, especially during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth.

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Medical History

A record of information about a person's health

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Paternal

of or appropriate to a father.

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Predisposition

a liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way.

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Surname

a hereditary name common to all members of a family, as distinct from a given name.