æmˈni noun, plural an·am·ne·ses 
[an-am-nee-seez] .
[an-am-nee-seez] . 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.
3.
the medical history of a patient.
4.
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.
5.
(often initial capital letter) a prayer in a Eucharistic service, recalling the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ.
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| —n , pl -ses | |
| 1. | the ability to recall past events; recollection |
| 2. | the case history of a patient |
| [C17: via New Latin from Greek, from anamimnēskein to recall, from mimnēskein to call to mind] | |
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Word Origin & History
anamnesis
"recollection, remembrance," 1650s, from Gk. anamnesis "remembrance," noun of action from anamna-, stem of anamimneskein "to remember," from ana "back" + mimneskesthai (see amnesia).
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anamnesis an·am·ne·sis (ān'ām-nē'sĭs)
n. pl. an·am·ne·ses (-sēz)
A recalling to memory; recollection.
The complete case history of a patient.
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anamnesis
a recalling to mind, or reminiscence. Anamnesis is often used as a narrative technique in fiction and poetry as well as in memoirs and autobiographies. A notable example is Marcel Proust's anamnesis brought on by the taste of a madeleine in the first volume of Remembrance of Things Past (1913-27). The word is from the Greek anamnesis, "to recall or remember."
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