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Amnesia vs Ecmnesia - What's the difference?

amnesia | ecmnesia |

As nouns the difference between amnesia and ecmnesia

is that amnesia is amnesia while ecmnesia is a form of amnesia in which the patient can recall older events but not recent ones.

amnesia

English

(wikipedia amnesia)

Noun

  • (pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.

    • Derived terms

    * amnesiac * amnesic * amnestic * anterograde amnesia * retrograde amnesia

    Related terms

    * amnesty

    Anagrams

    * English terms with alpha privatives ----

    ecmnesia

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A form of amnesia in which the patient can recall older events but not recent ones.
  • * 1913 , Alfred Ernest Jones, Papers on Psycho-Analysis
    • A classical instance of ecmnesia is the celebrated case of Louis V., studied by many observers.