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paramnesia

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paramnesia /par·am·ne·sia/ (par″am-ne´zhah) a disturbance of memory in which reality and fantasy are confused.
par·am·ne·sia (prm-nzh)
n.
A distortion of memory in which fantasy and objective experience are confused.
paramnesia
[per′amnē′zhə]
Etymology: Gk, para + amnesia, forgetfulness
1 a perversion of memory in which one believes that one remembers events and circumstances that never actually occurred. Compare déjà vu.
2 a condition in which words are remembered and used without comprehension of their meaning.


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