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MEMORY LOSS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Partial or total loss of memory
Example:
he has a total blackout for events of the evening
Synonyms:
amnesia; blackout; memory loss
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("memory loss" is a kind of...):
cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "memory loss"):
anterograde amnesia; posttraumatic amnesia (loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma)
retrograde amnesia (loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma)
forgetfulness (tendency to forget)
selective amnesia (amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember)
transient global amnesia (memory disorder seen in middle aged and elderly persons; characterized by an episode of amnesia and bewilderment that lasts for several hours; person is otherwise alert and intellectually active)
Context examples:
Up to two decades before people develop the characteristic memory loss and confusion caused by the disease, damaging clumps of protein start to build up in their brains.
(New Alzheimer’s Blood Test Could Detect Signs of Symptoms Decades Earlier, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
However, it's wrong to link these lapses with memory loss.
(Exercise May Help Seniors with Word, Memory Problems, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The research conducted by the University of California Los Angeles set out to examine the effects of the ingredient on people with mild, age-related memory loss.
(Daily Consumption of Turmeric Could Improve Memory, Mood, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Ginkgo biloba has been studied in the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer disease, dementia, certain blood vessel diseases, and memory loss.
(Ginkgo biloba, NCI Dictionary)
A high-dose exposure to domoic acid can lead to amnesic shellfish poisoning, a potentially fatal condition marked by seizures and short-term memory loss.
(Scientists discover genetic basis for how harmful algae blooms become toxic, National Science Foundation)
In fat rats with grossly dysregulated gut health, thanks to being fed junk food, probiotics positively changed the bacterial make-up in their digestive tract and benefitted brain function, preventing spatial memory loss.
(Probiotics May Not Always Be A Silver Bullet for Better Health, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A disorder characterized by a retrospective gap in memory of important personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature; the memory loss far exceeds ordinary forgetfulness and is not the result of substance use or the consequence of a medical condition.
(Dissociative Amnesia, NCI Thesaurus)
In a recent study of adults with early memory loss, scientists from West Virginia University found that practice of a simple meditation or music listening program may have multiple benefits for older adults with preclinical memory loss.
(Meditation, Music May Help Reverse Early Memory Loss in Adults, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
We do not mean frustration over memory loss or inability to perform usual tasks; we are interested to know if the patient has abnormal irritability, impatience, or rapid emotional changes different from his/her usual self.
(NPI - Get Irritated and Easily Disturbed, NCI Thesaurus)
All three of these biomedical research methods suggest that exposure to high levels of fine air pollutants increases both dementia’s classic behavioral signs of disorientation and memory loss as well as its less obvious hallmarks.
(The Surprising Link between Air Pollution, Alzheimer’s Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
