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anamnesis

/ˌænæmˈniːsɪs/ noun

In Latin: anamnēsis Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about anamnesis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient.
  2. The ability to recall past occurrences.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνάμνησις (anámnēsis, “remembrance”), verbal noun of ἀναμιμνήσκω (anamimnḗskō), from ἀνα- (ana-) + μιμνῄσκω (mimnēískō, “call to mind”).

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