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am⋅ne⋅sia
[am-nee-zhuh] 
ʒə
–noun
| loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc. |
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| am·ne·sia (ām-nē'zhə) n. Partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock, psychological disturbance, brain injury, or illness. [Greek amnēsiā, forgetfulness, probably from amnēstiā, from amnēstos, not remembered : a-, not; see a-1 + mimnēskein, mnē-, to remember; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.] am·ne'si·ac' (-nē'zē-āk', -zhē-āk'), am·ne'sic (-zĭk, -sĭk) n. & adj., am·nes'tic (-něs'tĭk) adj. |
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Amnesia
Am*ne"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to remember.] (Med.) Forgetfulness; also, a defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ. --Quian.
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Language Translation for : amnesia
Spanish:
amnesia,
German:
der Gedächnisschwund,
Japanese:
記憶喪失症
amnesia [(am-nee-zhuh)]
A loss of memory, especially one brought on by some distressing or shocking experience.
Note: A common variant is selective amnesia; the term is applied to public officials who, when questioned about alleged wrongdoing, profess that they cannot remember.
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amnesia
"loss of memory," 1786, coined from Gk. amnesia "forgetfulness," from a- "not" + mimneskesthai "to recall," from PIE base *men- "to think, remember." Amnesiac "one affected by amnesia" is from 1913.
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Main Entry: am·ne·sia
Pronunciation: am-'nE-zh&
Function: noun
1 : loss of memory sometimes including the memory of personalidentity due to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness or sometimes induced by anesthesia
2 : a gap in one's memory
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amnesia am·ne·sia (ām-nē'zhə)
n.
The loss or impairment of memory.
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| amnesia (ām-nē'zhə) Pronunciation Key
Partial or total loss of memory, usually caused by brain injury or shock. |
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