Definitions for: Amnesia


[n] partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"



Webster (1913) Definition: Am*ne"si*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to
remember.] (Med.)
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. --Quian.

Synonyms: blackout, memory loss

See Also: anterograde amnesia, cognitive state, forgetfulness, posttraumatic amnesia, retrograde amnesia, selective amnesia, state of mind, transient global amnesia

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