anamnesis

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Etymology [edit]

Examples (rhetoric)

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From Ancient Greek ἀνάμνησις (anamnēsis, “remembrance”), from ἀνά (“ana-”) + μιμνῄσκω (“call to mind”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˌænæmˈniːsɪs/

Noun [edit]

anamnesis (countable and uncountable; plural anamneses)

  1. The ability to recall past events; recollection.
  2. (medicine) The medical history of a patient.
  3. (rhetoric) The mention of the past; quotation of exemplary authors from memory to establish one's authority.

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Translations [edit]

recollection
medical history of a patient

See also [edit]

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