Definitions of AMNESIA [æmˈni ʒə]

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Definition of 'AMNESIA'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) amnesia
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.

Etymology: (1780–90; < NL < Gk amnēsía, var. of amnēstía oblivion. See amnesty)

Definition of 'AMNESIA'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) amnesia, memory loss, blackout
partial or total loss of memory
"he has a total blackout for events of the evening"

Definition of 'AMNESIA'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) AMNESIA
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

Definition of 'AMNESIA'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. AMNESIA
Pathologic partial or complete loss of the ability to recall past experiences (AMNESIA, RETROGRADE) or to form new memories (AMNESIA, ANTEROGRADE). This condition may be of organic or psychologic origin. Organic forms of amnesia are usually associated with dysfunction of the DIENCEPHALON or HIPPOCAMPUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp426-7)

Translation of 'AMNESIA'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: loss of memory After falling on his head he suffered from amnesia.
Afrikaans: geheueverlies, amnesie	Arabic: فُقْدان الذَّاكِرَه، نِسْ	Bulgarian: амнезия
Brazilian: amnésia	Czech: amnézie	German: der Gedächnisschwund
Danish: hukommelsestab; hukommels	Greek: αμνησία	Spanish: amnesia
Estonian: mälukaotus	Farsi: فراموشی	Finnish: muistinmenetys
French: amnésie	Hebrew: מַחֲלַת הַשִׁכחָה	Hindi: याददाश्त खो जाना/ विस्मरण
Croatian: amnezija	Hungarian: emlékezetvesztés	Indonesian: hilang ingatan, amnesi
Icelandic: óminni	Italian: amnesia	Japanese: 記憶喪失症
Korean: 건망증	Lithuanian: amnezija, atminties netek	Latvian: amnēzija; atmiņas zudums
Malay: hilang ingatan	Dutch: geheugenverlies	Norwegian: hukommelsestap, amnesi
Polish: utrata pamięci	Persian: فراموشی	Pashto: هیریدونکی
Portuguese: amnésia	Romanian: amnezie	Russian: амнезия
Slovak: amnézia	Slovenian: izguba spomina	Serbian: amnezija
Swedish: amnesi, minnesförlust	Thai: ภาวะสูญเสียความทรงจำ	Turkish: hafıza kaybı, amnezi
Taiwanese: 失憶症	Ukrainian: амнезія, втрата пам'яті	Urdu: یاد داشت کا کھو جانا
Vietnamese: chứng hay quên	Chinese: 健忘症，记忆缺失
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