retention defect

retention defect
(in psychology) a memory defect in which items that have been registered in the memory are lost from storage. It is a feature of dementia.

* * *

a defect in the power of recalling or remembering names, numbers, or events.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • retention defect — (in psychology) a memory defect in which items that have been registered in the memory are lost from storage. It is a feature of dementia …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Дефект Памяти (Retention Defect) — (в психологии) нарушение памяти, при котором человек забывает то, что он хорошо помнил. Данное нарушение является признаком развития деменции у человека. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • ДЕФЕКТ ПАМЯТИ — (retention defect) (в психологии) нарушение памяти, при котором человек забывает то, что он хорошо помнил. Данное нарушение является признаком развития деменции у человека …   Толковый словарь по медицине

  • nocturnal delirium — noun A state of agitation or confusion, especially in elderly patients suffering from Alzheimers disease or other forms of dementia, which begins daily at nightfall and which is alleviated by daylight. Nocturnal delirium of the senile patient is… …   Wiktionary

  • syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …   Medical dictionary

  • cardiovascular disease — Introduction       any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a …   Universalium

  • memory abnormality — Introduction       any of the disorders that affect the ability to remember.       Disorders of memory must have been known to the ancients and are mentioned in several early medical texts, but it was not until the closing decades of the 19th… …   Universalium

  • endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …   Universalium

  • Otoplasty — Otoplasty: the pre operative front aspect (left), and the post operative front aspect (right) of an infantile otopexy (ear pinback) correction to a girl. Otoplasty (Greek ōtoûs, ear + plassein, to shape) denotes the surgical and non surgical… …   Wikipedia

  • Memristor — Type Passive Working principle Memristance Invented Leon Chua (1971) First production HP Labs (2008) Electronic symbol …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”