consciousness

consciousness definition - medical

con·scious·ness (kŏnˈshəs-nĭs)

noun
  1. The state or condition of being conscious.
  2. A sense of one's personal or collective identity, especially the complex of attitudes, beliefs, and sensitivities held by or considered characteristic of an individual or a group.
  3. In psychoanalysis, the conscious.

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