anamnesis
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anamnesis
- /ˌænæmˈniːsɪs/
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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνάμνησις (anámnēsis, “remembrance”), verbal noun of ἀναμιμνήσκω (anamimnḗskō), from ἀνα- (ana-) + μιμνῄσκω (mimnēískō, “call to mind”).
noun anamneses
- The ability to recall past events; recollection.
- The remembrance and celebration of God’s works by the liturgy of the church.
- A patient's account of their medical history. 1898, Francis H. Stuart (translator), Oswald Vierordt, A Clinical Text-book of Medical Diagnosis for Physicians and Students, 4th Edition, [1897, O. Vierordt, Diagnostik der Innerer Krankheiten, 5th Edition], W. B. Saunders, page 19, But it is always well for the beginner to secure as complete an an
- The recollection of innate knowledge acquired before birth, according to Plato’s theory of epistemology. 1990, Stewart Umphrey, Zetetic Skepticism, Longwood Academic, page 13, There are also reasons for thinking that Socratic anamnesis, inquiry and learning are quite unlike anamnesis, inquiry and learning as ordinarily understood.
- The mention of the past; quotation of exemplary authors from memory to establish one’s authority.
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noun recollection
| Español | anamnesia, anamnesis, anámnesis, reminiscencia |
|---|---|
| Português | anamnese, anamnésia, reminiscência, memória |
| Français | anamnèse |
| Italiano | anamnesi |
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