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anamnestic

anamnestic

9.9
Relating to memory or a person's past, often in medical records
  • adjective
  • /ˌænəˈmɛnstɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : anamnésico
  • The patient's strong anamnestic response indicated that his immune system remembered the previous infection.

Examples

  • Radiologic examinations did not reveal any sign of frontal fracture, despite evidence of anamnestic childhood cranial trauma (Figure 2).

    Academic text (2005)

  • Following the vaccine, her body demonstrated an anamnestic reaction, showing that she had retained memory of the virus.

  • In a study, researchers observed an anamnestic effect in participants who had previously been vaccinated.

Synonyms

mnemonic
vsanamnestic
10 7.7

Helping you remember something

is used especially in medical or historical contexts
mnemotechnical
vsanamnestic
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to methods that help you remember things

is broader applying to memory matters in medicine or history
mnemotechnic
vsanamnestic
  • Specialized
9.9

A method that helps you remember things with simple tricks like rhymes

is less technical and applies often in medical or historical contexts

Compounds

anamnestic reaction
  • Specialized
9.9

A quick increase in antibodies your body makes after it sees the same germ again

anamnestic response
  • Specialized
9.9

A faster and stronger rise of antibodies when the body meets the same germ again

Surface Forms

anamnestic positive

Morphology

anamnestic = anamnesis (transparent) = anamnesis + tic

The adjective is a regular formation from the noun 'anamnesis' using the productive adjectival suffix '-tic', so the relation is predictable.

Etymology

Anamnestic comes from a Greek word for 'remembrance' made of an- 'again' and mne- 'remember', the same root you see in mnemonic. So anamnestic means 'relating to memory' or 'helping to recall'.