Medical Dictionary
short–term memory
noun
Medical Definition of SHORT-TERM MEMORY
: memory that involves recall of information for a relatively short time (as a few seconds) <short-term memory is involved when a phone number is remembered just long enough to dial it>—abbreviation STM
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