anamnesis

[ an-am-nee-sis ]
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noun,plural an·am·ne·ses [an-am-nee-seez]. /ˌæn æmˈni siz/.
  1. the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.

  2. Platonism. recollection of the Ideas, which the soul had known in a previous existence, especially by means of reasoning.

  1. the medical history of a patient.

  2. Immunology. a prompt immune response to a previously encountered antigen, characterized by more rapid onset and greater effectiveness of antibody and T cell reaction than during the first encounter, as after a booster shot in a previously immunized person.

  3. Often Anamnesis . a prayer in a Eucharistic service, recalling the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ.

Origin of anamnesis

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First recorded in 1650–60; from New Latin, from Greek anámnēsis “remembrance,” equivalent to ana(mi)mnḗ(skein) “to remember” (ana ana- + mimnḗskein “to call to mind”) + -sis-sis

Other words from anamnesis

  • an·am·nes·tic [an-am-nes-tik], /ˌæn æmˈnɛs tɪk/, adjective
  • an·am·nes·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby anamnesis

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How to use anamnesis in a sentence

  • A more thorough anamnesis showed the existence of an extreme prudishness.

  • Recollection (anamnesis) alone would prove pre-existence, but not existence after death.

  • With the exception of negativism, which appears only in the anamnesis, all the cardinal stupor symptoms are found in this history.

    Benign Stupors | August Hoch
  • An aunt who gave the anamnesis had known the patient only since she came to the United States, a year before admission.

    Benign Stupors | August Hoch
  • The anamnesis states that she was slow, complained of not being able to think and feeling as if she had no brain.

    Benign Stupors | August Hoch

British Dictionary definitions for anamnesis

anamnesis

/ (ˌænæmˈniːsɪs) /


nounplural -ses (-siːz)
  1. the ability to recall past events; recollection

  2. the case history of a patient

Origin of anamnesis

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C17: via New Latin from Greek, from anamimnēskein to recall, from mimnēskein to call to mind

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