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engram definition

en·gram (en′gram′)

noun

  1. Biol. a hypothetical permanent change produced by a stimulus in the protoplasm of a tissue
  2. Psychol. a permanent effect produced in the psyche by stimulation, assumed in explaining persistence of memory

Etymology: en- + -gram

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