anamnesis

(an′am nēsis)

noun

  1. a recollecting of past events
  2. Med. the case history of a patient

Origin: Gr anamnēsis < anamimnēskein < ana-, again + mimnēskein, to call to mind; akin to mnasthai: see amnesia

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See anamnesis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. an·am·ne·ses (-sēz)
  1. Psychology A recalling to memory; recollection.
  2. Medicine The complete history recalled and recounted by a patient.

Origin:

Origin: Greek anamnēsis

Origin: , from anamimnēskein, anamnē-, to remind

Origin: : ana-, ana-

Origin: + mimnēskein, to recall; see men-1 in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • anˌam·nesˈtic (-nĕsˈtĭk) adjective
  • anˌam·nesˈti·cal·ly adverb

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