amnestic

amnestic

English

Etymology

amnesty (“forgetfulness”) +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /æmˈnɛs.tɪk/

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Adjective

amnestic (comparative more amnestic, superlative most amnestic)

1. (medicine) Synonym of amnesic (adj).

   amnestic patients

   amnestic medications

   • 2007, Carole B. Cox, Dementia and Social Work Practice: Research and Interventions, Springer Publishing Company, page 25:

     Most often, persons who first present with language, comportmental, and visuospatial difficulties are under the age of 65, in contrast to the older age at onset of individuals with amnestic dementia.

Derived terms

• amnestical
• amnestically
• amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Translations

that causes amnesia

Portuguese: amnéstico

Noun

amnestic (plural amnestics)

1. Synonym of amnesic (noun)

Anagrams

• ancestim, nematics, semantic