Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Causing amnesia or loss of memory.
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- adjective Causing loss of memory.
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- adjective medicine That causes
amnesia .
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- adjective of or relating to or caused by amnesia
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Examples
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For the four-month study, published online Sept. 12 in Archives of Neurology, Seattle researchers recruited 104 people with mild memory problems related to Alzheimer's disease or a condition known as amnestic mild cognitive impairment aMCI.
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FRIDAY, Feb. 3 HealthDay News -- A series of specific "yes" or "no" questions could help doctors distinguish between people who have normal memory loss that comes with age and those with a condition known as amnestic mild cognitive impairment, according to a new study.
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Archives of Neurology, Seattle researchers recruited 104 people with mild memory problems related to Alzheimer's disease or a condition known as amnestic mild cognitive impairment aMCI.
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Patients in a small study -- who include people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's and a pre-Alzheimer's condition known as amnestic mild cognitive impairment, or aMCI -- showed improvement in overall cognitive function.
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It can cause something known as hypotonia or all your muscles just become very flaccid and they can cause people to become amnestic, meaning they forget everything that's about to happen to them, which is why it became a date rape drug.
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Domoic acid is produced by the diatom Nitzschia pungens and has been isolated in shellfish from Prince Edward Island, Canada. 10 This toxin is responsible for amnestic shellfish poisoning (ASP) in humans causing symptoms of gastroenteritis and neurotoxicity.
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In court papers the fallen financier claimed family members had to "educate" him on his previous life, and being "completely amnestic to his life prior to the assault", 59 years had been "stolen" from him.
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But ischemic/hypoxic patients, if conscious, are confused, agitated and amnestic, not calm and serene.
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On Saturday, he read at least two extended fictional pieces, one from the point of view of a depressed fox looking to carry out his own suicide as road kill, and another as an amnestic defender of the blind.
Funny HA HA 2008
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On Saturday, he read at least two extended fictional pieces, one from the point of view of a depressed fox looking to carry out his own suicide as road kill, and another as an amnestic defender of the blind.
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