Story
Story (Medicine)
Story (pronounced: /ˈstɔːri/) in the context of medicine, refers to the narrative or account of a patient's medical history, symptoms, and experiences, often used by healthcare professionals to diagnose and treat illnesses. The term is derived from the Latin word historia, which means 'history' or 'account'.
Etymology
The term story in English is derived from the Old French estorie, which itself comes from the Latin word historia. In the context of medicine, the term is used to denote the narrative or account of a patient's medical history and symptoms.
Related Terms
- Medical History: A record of information about a patient's past and present health.
- Symptoms: Physical or mental features that are regarded as indicating a condition of disease.
- Diagnosis: The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
- Treatment: The management and care of a patient to combat, ameliorate, or prevent a disease, disorder, or injury.
- Patient: A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
- Healthcare Professional: A person who provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to people, families or communities.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Story
- Wikipedia's article - Story
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