anamnesis

[ an-am-nee-sis ]

/ ˌæn æmˈni sɪs /

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noun, plural an·am·ne·ses [an-am-nee-seez] /ˌæn æmˈni siz/.

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 initial capital letter) a prayer in a Eucharistic service, recalling the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ.

Nearby words

analyzed rhyme, analyzer, anam, anambra, anammelech, anamnesis, anamnestic, anamnestic reaction, anamniote, anamorphic, anamorphic lens

Origin of anamnesis

1650–60; < New Latin < Greek anámnēsis remembrance, equivalent to ana(mi)mnḗ(skein) to remember (ana ana- + mimnḗskein to call to mind) + -sis -sis

Related forms

an·am·nes·tic

[an-am-nes-tik] /ˌæn æmˈnɛs tɪk/, adjectivean·am·nes·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for anamnesis

An aunt who gave the anamnesis had known the patient only since she came to the United States, a year before admission.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch
With the exception of negativism, which appears only in the anamnesis, all the cardinal stupor symptoms are found in this history.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch
Recollection (anamnesis) alone would prove pre-existence, but not existence after death.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various
The anamnesis states that she was slow, complained of not being able to think and feeling as if she had no brain.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch

Frequently these early symptoms are reported in the anamnesis and not actually observed by the physician.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch

British Dictionary definitions for anamnesis

anamnesis

/ (ˌænæmˈniːsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

the ability to recall past events; recollection

the case history of a patient

Word Origin for anamnesis

C17: via New Latin from Greek, from anamimnēskein to recall, from mimnēskein to call to mind

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Medicine definitions for anamnesis

anamnesis

[ ăn′ăm-nē′sĭs ]

n. pl. an•am•ne•ses (-sēz)

A recalling to memory; recollection.

The complete case history of a patient.