anamnesis. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

anamnesis

SYLLABICATION:	an·am·ne·sis
PRONUNCIATION:	nm-nss
NOUN:	Inflected forms: pl. an·am·ne·ses (-sz) 1. Psychology A recalling to memory; recollection. 2. Medicine The complete history recalled and recounted by a patient.
ETYMOLOGY:	Greek anamnsis, from anamimnskein, anamn-, to remind : ana-, ana- + mimnskein, to recall; see men-¹ in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	anam·nestic (-nstk) —ADJECTIVE anam·nesti·cal·ly —ADVERB


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