mne-, mnem-, mnemon-, mnes-, -mnesia, -mnesiac, -mnesic, -mnestic +
(Greek: memory, to remember)
acousmatamnesia
1. Failure of the memory to call up the images of sounds.
2. The inability to remember certain sounds.
amnemonic
1. Characterized by a loss of memory.
2. A reference to a faulty memory.
amnesia
Partial or total loss or lack of memory; the inability to recall past experiences; lacking memory.
amnesiac
1. Someone who is afflicted with amnesia.
2. Partial or total loss of memory.
amnesic
A reference to amnesia.
amnesiophobia
1. An abnormal fear of having amnesia or loss of memory. This fear is now commonly related to the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
2. There are two basic types of amnesia that people fear:
a. The inability to form new memories in which the individual either does not consolidate what is perceived into permanent memory storage or cannot retrieve recent memories.
b. The loss of memory of certain events that occurred before the memory disturbance began.
amnestic
1. Causing loss of memory; said of diseases, poisonous agents, etc.
2. Of or relating to the current or previous medical history of a patient.
3. Aiding memory; mnemonic.
amnesty
1. Forgetfulness, oblivion; an intentional overlooking.
2. An act of oblivion, a general overlooking or pardon of past offenses, by a ruling authority; a general pardon, especially for political offenses.
anamnesis
1. The recalling of things past; recollection, reminiscence; remembering.
2. When capitalized: the section of Christian liturgies rehearsing the sacrifice of Christ and ending, "Do this in remembrance of me."
anamnestic
1. Recalling to mind; aiding the memory or recollection.
2. A proposed equivalent for mnemonic(s) [devices for remembering].
antimnemonic
Prejudicial to the memory or working against memory.
astereognosis: Tactile amnesia
Loss or lack of the ability to understand the form and nature of objects that are touched (stereognosis), a form of tactile agnosia.
ataxiamnesia, ataxiamnestic
Amnesia and ataxia in the same individual.
Ataxia refers to unsteadiness, incoordination, or disorganization of movements in the absence of paralysis.
autoanamnesis
A clinical history as provided by the patient, especially a psychiatric history.
automnesia
Spontaneous revival of memories of an earlier condition of one's life.
Etymologically related "forget, forgetfulness" word families:
aletho-;
letho-;
oblivio-.
Related "memory, remembering" word families:
memor-;
reminisc-.
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