Definition

Examples

• 车祸后他得了遗忘症，记不起过去的事。
  Chēhuò hòu tā dé le wèi, jì bù qǐ guòqù de shì.
  After the car accident he developed amnesia and couldn't remember past events.
• 这种遗忘症会影响短期记忆，但长期记忆不受影响。
  Zhè zhǒng wèi huì yǐngxiǎng duǎnqī jìyì, dàn chángqī jìyì bù shòu yǐngxiǎng.
  This kind of amnesia affects short-term memory, but long-term memory is not affected.
• 医生正在研究治疗遗忘症的新方法。
  Yīshēng zhèngzài yánjiū zhìliáo wèi de xīn fāngfǎ.
  Doctors are researching new treatments for amnesia.