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Amnesia   /æmnˈiʒə/   Listen
Amnesia

noun
1.
Partial or total loss of memory.  Synonyms: blackout, memory loss.



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"Amnesia" Quotes from Famous Books



... value and must be arbitrarily remembered. The typical senile defect is the dropping out of the recent memories, though the past may be preserved in its entirety. With any disease of the brain, temporary or permanent, amnesia or memory loss may and usually is present (e. g., general paresis, tumor, cerebral arteriosclerosis, etc.). As the result of Carbon monoxide poisoning, as after accidental or attempted suicidal gas inhalation, the memory, especially for the most recent events, is impaired and the patient cannot ...
— The Foundations of Personality • Abraham Myerson



Words linked to "Amnesia" :   cognitive state, posthypnotic amnesia, amnesic, state of mind, retrograde amnesia, amnestic, forgetfulness



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