amnesia
amnesia
Definition
am·ne·sia (am nē′z̸hə)
am·ne′·siac′ (-zhē ak′) adjective, noun or am·ne′·sic-zik, -sik
am·nes′·tic (-nes′tik) adjective
amnesia
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- induce: The most widely cited of these are studies of experimentally induced amnesia.
- suffer: Examined by doctors, he showed no signs of mental or physical trauma, yet appeared to have suffered total amnesia.
- cause: He pretends that he has amnesia caused by the explosion at the windmill.
- have: She has amnesia, she's been badly injured, she's been orphaned.
- include: These include amnesia, headache, eye pain, loss of vision, nausea, and vomiting.
- develop: A woman in a Cadillac survives a car crash but develops total amnesia.
Adjective modifier
- retrograde: There is some degree of retrograde amnesia in children.
- post-traumatic: In patients without these features longer periods of post-traumatic amnesia increase the risk of epilepsy.
- infantile: Was it during the period of " infantile amnesia " ?
- transient: References: Focal retrograde amnesia in a patient with transient epileptic amnesia.
- selective: Sadly, Julie seems to be suffering a spot of selective amnesia.
- traumatic: What is post traumatic amnesia with regards to traumatic brain injury?
Modifies a noun
- spell: Had to leave after we made love under the amnesia spell... Had to do the right thing.
- house: Amnesia House, I went to the wedding, everything you could ever ask for.
Noun used with modifier
- anterograde: Amnesia: Anterograde amnesia may occur using therapeutic dosages, the risk increasing at higher dosages.
- doorway: CON: Doorway amnesia also turned up in two of Lawson's eight imaginary abduction accounts.
Preposition: in
- musician: WILSON, B.A. , BADDELEY, A.D. & Kapur, N. APU 3367 Dense amnesia in a professional musician following Herpes simplex virus encephalitis.
- patient: References: Focal retrograde amnesia in a patient with transient epileptic amnesia.
Preposition: for
- event: In addition to the foregoing phenomena there may be partial amnesia for events in the trance, especially if suggested by the hypnotist.
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