~ AMNESIA  id+ | med>  LOSS OF MEMORY |
~ AMNESTY  id+ | TO FORGET thus FORGIVE |
           implies FORGETFULNESS
  gr    MNEMOS   = MEMORY
  myth> MNEMOSINE  or MOTHER OF THE MUSES
        MNASTHAI   TO REMEMBER
  sp    MEMORIA    MEMORY
  med> AMNESIA CAN BE
       ANTEGRADE or from a POINT FORWARD
  CIRCUMSCRIBED or limited to some EVENTS
  EMOTIONAL as in HYSTERICS
  LACUNAR as if having MEMORY VOIDS
  POST-TRAUMATIC or CONCUSSIONAL
  PARAMNESIA refers to an INABILITY TO
  RECALL CORRECT WORD MEANINGS thus
  A CONFUSION OF FACTS     sug> ANOMIA
  myth> MNEMOSYNE was a daughter of
        URANUS & GAEA and became the
  SPOUSE OF ZEUS and MOTHER OF THE 9 MUSES
  cont> see> ANAMNENSIS
  for main roots see> MEMORIA

| Tags and Abbreviations Explained |