anamnesis
pronunciation
How to pronounce anamnesis in British English:
UK [ænæm'nɪsɪs]
How to pronounce anamnesis in American English:
US [ænæm'nɪsɪs]
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- Noun:
- the case history of a medical patient
- the ability to recall past occurrences
Word Origin
- anamnesis (n.)
- "recollection, remembrance," 1650s, from Greek anamnesis "a calling to mind, remembrance," noun of action from stem of anamimneskein "to remember, to remind (someone) of (something), make mention of," from ana "back" (see ana-) + mimneskesthai "to recall, cause to remember" (see amnesia). Related: Anamnestic.
Example
- 1. Experience is the father of acumen and anamnesis the mother .
- 2. Experience is the ancestor of wisdom and anamnesis the mother .
- 3. We become aware of these ideas through recollection or anamnesis .
- 4. Dreaming in the anamnesis is not as good as delaying for the paradise in the hell .
- 5. Dburrowing in the anamnesis is not as good as delaying for the paradise in the hell .