amnesia
noun [U] /æmˈniː.zi.ə/ /-ʒə/Definition
› a medical condition that makes you unable to remember things: After the accident he suffered periods of amnesia.Forgetting and forgetfulnessDisorders of muscles and the nervous system
(Definition of amnesia noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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