am·ne·sia
n 1 : loss of memory sometimes including the memory of personal identity due to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness or sometimes induced by anesthesia <suffering from and unable to identify himself> <a period of after the wreck> 2 : a gap in one's memory <an concerning her high-school years> .
Similar sounding terms: amen·tia
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