anamnesis
the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.
Platonism. recollection of the Ideas, which the soul had known in a previous existence, especially by means of reasoning.
the medical history of a patient.
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.
Often Anamnesis . a prayer in a Eucharistic service, recalling the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ.
Origin of anamnesis
1Other 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.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology | C. G. JungRecollection (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 HochAn aunt who gave the anamnesis had known the patient only since she came to the United States, a year before admission.
Benign Stupors | August HochThe 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
/ (ˌænæmˈniːsɪs) /
the ability to recall past events; recollection
the case history of a patient
Origin of anamnesis
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