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en⋅gram

  [en-gram]
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–noun
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
Also called trace.

Origin:
1905–10; en- 2 + -gram 1

Related forms:
en⋅gram⋅mic, adjective
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en·gram   (ěn'grām')   
n.  A physical alteration thought to occur in living neural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as an explanation for memory.

[German Engramm : en-2 + Greek -gramma, -gram.]
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Main Entry: en·gram
Variant: also en·gramme /'en-"gram/
Function: noun
: a hypothetical change in neural tissue postulated inorder to account for persistence of memory called also memory trace —en·gram·mic /en-'gram-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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engram en·gram (ěn'grām')
n.
A physical alteration thought to occur in living neural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as an explanation for memory. Also called neurogram.

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