Medical Dictionary
cryptomnesia
noun cryp·tom·ne·sia \ˌkrip-ˌtäm-ˈnē-zhə\
Medical Definition of CRYPTOMNESIA
: the appearance in consciousness of memory images which are not recognized as such but which appear as original creations
—cryp·tom·ne·sic \-ˈnē-zik, -sik\ adjective
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