Anamnesis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural an·am·ne·ses [an-am-nee-seez]. /ˌæn æmˈni siz/.
  1. the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.
  2. recollection of the Ideas, which the soul had known in a previous existence, especially by means of reasoning.
  3. the medical history of a patient.
  4. 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.
  5. a prayer in a Eucharistic service, recalling the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ.
noun plural -ses (-siːz)
  1. the ability to recall past events; recollection
  2. the case history of a patient
Anamnesis (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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