1. anamnesis(n = noun.communication) medical history, medical record - the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient;
is a kind of case history
has parts: family history
Derived form adjective anamnestic1
2. anamnesis(n = noun.cognition) recollection, remembrance - the ability to recall past occurrences;
is a kind of memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity
Derived form adjective anamnestic1
A recalling to mind; recollection. [1913 Webster]
anamnesis, n. (pl. anamneses)
1 recollection (esp. of a supposed previous existence).
2 a patient's account of his or her medical history.
3 Eccl. the part of the anaphora recalling the Passion, Resurrection, and Ascension of Christ.
Etymology:
Gk, = remembrance