Amnesic

Amnesic
Amnesic Am*ne"sic, a. (Med.) 1.

1. Of or pertaining to amnesia. ``Amnesic or co["o]rdinate defects.'' --Quian. [1913 Webster]

2. Same as {amnesiac}. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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