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anamnesis

anamnesis

9.9
The medical history a patient tells about their past health
  • noun
  • /ˌænəmˈniːsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : anamnesis
  • While there can be no pretence to find a reference to the Lord's Supper in 1 Peter 2:4-10, the eschatological focus of the passage may be retrieved in eucharistic anamnesis.
  • clinical anamnesis
  • clinical signs in anamnesis
  • basis of anamnesis

Examples

  • Anamnesis revealed that the woman had been suffering from hypertension, obesity, and dyslipidemia for 10 years.

    Academic text (2007)
  • We refer to that process as anamnesis, the process of entering into the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus through partaking of the bread and wine in which we believe Jesus is present.

    Blog text (8)
  • Anamnesis surrounding the time of the MRI revealed that 4 patients (14.3%) had symptoms with a clear connection to the MRI findings.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In the HOT group, pathologic anamnesis revealed that two patients had type 2 diabetes and one had mild arterial hypertension that was kept well under control with medication.

    Academic text (2001)
  • In addition to reemphasizing the Jewishness of the body of Christ, we must also recover the Eucharist as a remembrance, an anamnesis, of the Passover.

    Academic text (2000)
  • In the present survey, a total of 265 adult goats of various breeds and ages were tentatively diagnosed with lactic acidosis on the basis of anamnesis and clinical signs.

    Academic text (2013)
  • From a total study population of 2,029 goats, 265 adult goats from 8 villages of Lahore, Pakistan, were diagnosed with lactic acidosis on the basis of anamnesis and clinical signs.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The patient's anamnesis indicated a long-standing history of asthma and allergies.

  • During the consultation, the doctor took careful notes from the patient's anamnesis to understand their previous health issues.

  • A detailed anamnesis is essential for accurate diagnosis and treatment of the patient's conditions.

Synonyms

medical history
vsanamnesis
39 3.2

A record of a person's past illnesses and treatments

is the spoken clinical account given during assessment rather than a general record

Antonyms

amnesia
  • Specialized
93 6.7

A loss of memory often after injury, illness, or trauma

How Detailed

anamnesis
  • Specialized
9.9

Surface Forms

anamnesis singular
anamneses plural

Etymology

The word anamnesis comes from Greek parts ana- 'again' and mnesis 'remembering'. In medicine an anamnesis is a patient's spoken medical history — it is literally 'bringing back' past health events so a doctor can understand the present.