Definition of Amnesia

1. Noun. Partial or total loss of memory. "He has a total blackout for events of the evening"

Exact synonyms: Blackout, Memory Loss
Generic synonyms: Cognitive State, State Of Mind
Specialized synonyms: Anterograde Amnesia, Posttraumatic Amnesia, Retrograde Amnesia, Forgetfulness, Selective Amnesia, Transient Global Amnesia
Derivative terms: Amnesic, Amnesic, Amnestic

Definition of Amnesia

1. n. Forgetfulness; also, a defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ.

Definition of Amnesia

1. loss of memory [n -S]

Medical Definition of Amnesia

1. Lack or loss of memory, inability to remember past experiences. Origin: Gr. Amnesia = forgetfulness (05 Feb 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amnesia

ammonolysis
ammonotelia
ammonotelic
ammonotelism
ammons
ammos
ammotherapy
Ammotragus
Ammotragus lervia
ammunition
ammunition
ammunitions
ammunition chest
amnemonic agraphia
amnesia (current term)
amnesia (current term)
amnesiac
amnesiac
amnesiacs
amnesias
amnesic
amnesic
amnesics
amnesic aphasia
amnesic aphasia
amnestic
amnestic
amnestic aphasia
amnestic psychosis
amnestic syndrome

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