amnesia

(am-ne’se-ah) [Gr. ἀμνησία forgetfulne }. Lack or lo of memory, especially inability to remember the proper words. anterograde , lo of memory for events which have occurred Since the onsct of the disease. auditory a., word-deafne . Broca’s a., inability to remem. ber spoken words. olfactory a., lo of the sense of smell. retrograde a., lo of memory for events that occurred before the attack of the disease. tactile a., astereognosis. visual a., word-blindne .