Amnesia
Amnesia, memory loss that occurs without other mental difficulties. The type of amnesia immortalized in countless Hollywood films involves a victim who receives a blow to the head and is unable to remember anything from his or her past. In reality, amnesia of this type, known as retrograde amnesia, is quite rare.
Webster Dictionary Meaning
1. Amnesia
- Forgetfulness; also, a defect of speech, from cerebral
disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the
place of those he wishes to employ. Category: Psychology & Behavioral Science
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