amnesia (amnesia)

[NL., ber, μνᾶσθαι, remember, = L. memini e, remem ber: see mnemonic, memory, remember, etc. Cf. amnesty.] 1. In pathol., lo of memory; spe cifically, a morbid condition in which the patient is unable to recall a word that is wanted, or, perhaps, understand it when spoken: a common form of aphasia (which see).-2. [ cap.] In zoöl., genus of coleopterous insects. G. H. Horn, 1876. Amnesia acustica ( see acoustic ), lo of mem ory for spoken words; word-deafne . amnesic (am-nē ́sik), a. [ of memory: as, amnesic aphasia. amnestic (am-nes'tik), a. [ amnesia or lo of memory. amnesty (am'nes-ti), n.; pl. amnesties (-tiz). [F. amnestie, IMG:content-0629.png:[blocks in formation] All peace implies amnesty , or oblivion of past subjects of dispute, whether the same is expre ly mentioned in the terms of the treaty, or not. Woolsey, Introd. to Inter. Law, § 153. = Syn. Absolution , etc. See pardon , n . amnesty (am'nes-ti), v . t .; pret. and pp. am nestied , ppr. amnestying. [ France has, luckily, little to trouble her beyond the question of amnestying the Communists. The Nation, XXII. 329. The fugitive manslayer is amnestied , not on the death of the king, but on the death of the high priest. Encyc , Brit ., XVIII. 510. as amniotic. IMG:content-0630.png:[graphic]