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Noun: anamnesis (anamneses)  ,a,nam'nee-sis or ,a-num'nee-sis
  1. The case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient
    "The nurse updated the patient's anamnesis with recent surgeries";
    - medical history, medical record
     
  2. The ability to recall past occurrences
    "Her vivid anamnesis of childhood events surprised her family";
    - remembrance, recollection

Derived forms: anamneses

Type of: case history, memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity

Encyclopedia: Anamnesis