Anamnesis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient

the ability to recall past occurrences

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɚnˌɔɪɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌanɐmnˈiːsɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌanɐmnˈiːsɪs/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɚnˌɔɪɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

medical history medical record recollection remembrance

Word Forms

anamnestic	adjective	of or relating to anamnesis; aiding the memory
remember	verb	call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anamnese

die Krankengeschichte eines medizinischen Patienten, wie sie sich der Patient erinnert

🇫🇷French

anamnèse

l'histoire de cas d'un patient médical telle que rappelée par le patient

🇪🇸Spanish

anamnesia

Historia clínica de un paciente tal como la recuerda el paciente.

🇮🇹Italian

anamnesi

l'anamnesi di un paziente medico come ricordata dal paziente

🇳🇱Dutch

anamnese

de anamnese van een medische patiënt, zoals herinnerd door de patiënt

🇵🇹Portuguese

anamnese

o histórico de caso de um paciente médico, conforme recordado pelo paciente

🇷🇺Russian

анамнез

история болезни медицинского пациента, вспоминаемая пациентом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इतिहास

एक चिकित्सा रोगी का केस इतिहास जैसा कि रोगी द्वारा याद किया गया है

🇮🇳Tamil

அனமனிசிஸ்

ஒரு மருத்துவ நோயாளியின் வழக்கு வரலாறு நோயாளியால் நினைவுகூரப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

అనామ్నెసిస్

రోగి గుర్తుచేసుకున్న వైద్య రోగి యొక్క కేసు చరిత్ర

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಾಮ್ನೆಸಿಸ್

ರೋಗಿಯು ನೆನಪಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಂತೆ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ರೋಗಿಯ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ಇತಿಹಾಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനാംനെസിസ്

രോഗി തിരിച്ചുവിളിച്ച ഒരു മെഡിക്കൽ രോഗിയുടെ കേസ് ചരിത്രം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

病历

患者回忆的病史

🇯🇵Japanese

既往歴

患者が思い出した医療患者の病歴

🇰🇷Korean

병력

환자가 회상한 의료 환자의 사례 기록

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiền sử

lịch sử trường hợp của một bệnh nhân y tế được bệnh nhân nhớ lại

🇹🇭Thai

ความทรงจำ

ประวัติผู้ป่วยทางการแพทย์ตามที่ผู้ป่วยเรียกคืน

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سوابق المريض

التاريخ المرضي للمريض كما يتذكره المريض

🇮🇷Persian

سرگذشت

تاریخچه مورد یک بیمار پزشکی که توسط بیمار یادآوری می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

anamnez

Hastanın hatırladığı şekliyle tıbbi bir hastanın vaka geçmişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אנמנזה

סיפור המקרה של מטופל רפואי כפי שנזכר על ידי המטופל

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The primary meaning of 'anamnesis' is 'the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient'.

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Using 'anamnesis' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'anamnesis' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'anamnesis' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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