anamnesis

anamnesis /an·am·ne·sis/ (an″am-ne´sis) [Gr.]

1. recollection.

2. a patient case history, particularly using the patient's recollections.

3. immunologic memory.

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an·am·ne·sis (nm-nss)

n. pl. an·am·ne·ses (-sz)

1. A recalling to memory; recollection.

2. The complete case history of a patient.

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anamnesis

[an′amnē′sis]

Etymology: Gk, anamimneskein, to recall

1 remembrance of the past.

2 the accumulated data concerning a medical or psychiatric patient and the patient's background, including family, previous environment, experiences, and particularly, recollections, for use in analyzing his or her condition. Compare catamnesis.

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anamnesis (an´amnē´sis),

n a history of disease or injury based on the patient's memory or recall at the time of dental and/or medical interview and examination.

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anamnesis

1. the faculty of memory.

2. the history of a patient and its relatives.