Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
memory disorder
mem·o·ry dis·or·der
Subclass of:
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Definitions related to memory disorders:
  • Disturbances in registering, retaining, or recalling a mental impression; e.g., amnesia or fugue.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Disturbances in registering an impression, in the retention of an acquired impression, or in the recall of an impression. Memory impairments are associated with DEMENTIA; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ENCEPHALITIS; ALCOHOLISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; and other conditions.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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