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- DictionaryAn·am·ne·sis/ˌanəmˈnēsəs/
noun
- 1. the remembering of things from a supposed previous existence (often used with reference to Platonic philosophy).
- 2. a patient's account of a medical history.
1. : a recalling to mind : reminiscence. 2. : a preliminary case history of a medical or psychiatric patient. Synonyms. memory. recall. recollection. remembrance. reminiscence. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of anamnesis in a Sentence.
Immunology. a prompt immune response to a previously encountered antigen, characterized by more rapid onset and greater effectiveness of antibody and T cell reaction than during the first encounter, as after a booster shot in a previously immunized person.
The ability to remember things that happened in the past is anamnesis. In ancient Greece, anamnesis was believed to include memories of past lives.
In Plato's theory of epistemology, anamnesis ( / ˌænæmˈniːsɪs /; Ancient Greek: ἀνάμνησις) refers to the recollection of innate knowledge acquired before birth. The concept posits the claim that learning involves the act of rediscovering knowledge from within oneself.
1. the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence. 2. (in Platonism) recollection of the Ideas, which the soul had known in a previous existence, esp. by means of reasoning.
Anamnesis Definition. A recalling to memory; recollection. A recollecting of past events. The complete history recalled and recounted by a patient. The case history of a patient. The ability to recall past events; recollection.
1. the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence. 2. the medical history of a patient. 3. a prompt immune response to a previously encountered antigen, as after a booster shot in a previously immunized person. [1650–60; < New Latin < Greek anámnēsis < ana (mi)mnḗ (skein) to remember] an`am•nes′tic (-ˈnɛs tɪk) adj.
Anamnesis, a recalling to mind, or reminiscence. Anamnesis is often used as a narrative technique in fiction and poetry as well as in memoirs and autobiographies. A notable example is Marcel Proust’s anamnesis brought on by the taste of a madeleine in the first volume of Remembrance of Things Past.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun anamnesis. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. anamnesis has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. philosophy (mid 1600s) liturgical (1890s)
Jun 27, 2024 · In Plato, the recollection of knowledge, possibly obtained in a previous state of existence. The topic is most famously broached in the dialogue Meno, and the doctrine is one attempt to account for the ‘innate’ unlearned character of knowledge of first principles.
