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amnesia Definition

am·ne·sia (am nēz̸hə)

noun

partial or total loss of memory caused as by brain injury or by shock

Etymology: ModL < Gr amnēsia, forgetfulness < a-, not + mnasthai, to remember < IE base *men-, *mnā-, to think, be alert > man, L mens, mind

amnesia Related Forms
am·ne·siac′ (-zhē ak′) adjective, noun or am·ne·sic-zik, -sik am·nes·tic (-nestik) 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.