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anamnesis
[ an-am-nee-sis ]
noun
- 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.
anamnesis
/ ˌænæmˈniːsɪs /
noun
- the ability to recall past events; recollection
- the case history of a patient
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Other Words From
- an·am·nes·tic [an-am-, nes, -tik], adjective
- anam·nesti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anamnesis1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of anamnesis1
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Example Sentences
A more thorough anamnesis showed the existence of an extreme prudishness.
Recollection (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.
An aunt who gave the anamnesis had known the patient only since she came to the United States, a year before admission.
The anamnesis states that she was slow, complained of not being able to think and feeling as if she had no brain.
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