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ANAMNESIS
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Irregular inflected form: anamneses
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ability to recall past occurrences
Synonyms:
anamnesis; recollection; remembrance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("anamnesis" is a kind of...):
memory; retention; retentiveness; retentivity (the power of retaining and recalling past experience)
Derivation:
anamnestic (of or relating to anamnesis; aiding the memory)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient
Synonyms:
anamnesis; medical history; medical record
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("anamnesis" is a kind of...):
case history (detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment)
Meronyms (parts of "anamnesis"):
family history (part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases)
Derivation:
anamnestic (of or relating to anamnesis; aiding the memory)
