Definition of anterograde
1 : occurring or performed in the normal or forward direction of conduction or flow anterograde axonal transport
2 : affecting memories of a period immediately following a shock or seizure anterograde amnesia
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Origin and Etymology of anterograde
New Latin antero- from front to (from Latin anterior) + English -grade
First Known Use: 1876
Medical Dictionary
anterograde
playMedical Definition of anterograde
1: affecting memories for a period of time immediately following a precipitating event (as alcohol intoxication, traumatic brain injury, electroconvulsive therapy, or severe emotional stress) and especially from the time of onset to the present anterograde memory loss He suffered an anterograde amnesia. He drew from his past and registered the present, but his brain could not consolidate a new experience and retain it.—Bruce H. Dobkin, Discover, August 1992—compare retrograde 2
2: occurring or performed in the normal or forward direction of conduction or flow: asa: occurring along nerve cell processes away from the cell body anterograde axonal transportb: occurring in the normal direction or path of blood circulation restoration of anterograde flow in an occluded coronary artery—compare retrograde 3
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