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an⋅am⋅ne⋅sis

  [an-am-nee-sis]
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–noun, plural -ses  [-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, esp. 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.
Origin:
1650–60; < NL < Gk anámnēsis remembrance, equiv. to ana(mi)mn(skein) to remember (ana ana- + mimnskein to call to mind) + -sis -sis

Related forms:
an⋅am⋅nes⋅tic  [an-am-nes-tik] , adjective
an⋅am⋅nes⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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an·am·ne·sis   (ān'ām-nē'sĭs)   
n.   pl. an·am·ne·ses (-sēz)

  1. Psychology A recalling to memory; recollection.

  2. Medicine The complete history recalled and recounted by a patient.


[Greek anamnēsis, from anamimnēskein, anamnē-, to remind : ana-, ana- + mimnēskein, to recall; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]
an'am·nes'tic (-něs'tĭk) adj., an'am·nes'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: an·am·ne·sis
Pronunciation: "an-"am-'nE-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural an·am·ne·ses /-"sEz/
1 : a recalling to mind
2 : a preliminary case history of a medical or psychiatric patient

Main Entry: an·am·nes·tic
Pronunciation: -'nes-tik
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to an anamnesis
2 : of or relating to a second rapid increased production of antibodies in response to an immunogenic substance after serum antibodies from a first response can no longer be detected in the blood
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anamnesis an·am·ne·sis (ān'ām-nē'sĭs)
n. pl. an·am·ne·ses (-sēz)

  1. A recalling to memory; recollection.

  2. The complete case history of a patient.

anamnestic an·am·nes·tic (ān'ām-něs'tĭk)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to the current or previous medical history of a patient.

  2. Aiding memory; mnemonic.

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