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en·gram  (ngrm)

n.

A physical alteration thought to occur in living neural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as an explanation for memory.

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[German Engramm : en-² + Greek -gramma, -gram.]

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engram - a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory memory trace memory - something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"