Meaning & use
Anterograde
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Moving or extending forward, especially describing memory loss that prevents the formation of new memories after an event.
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The accident left him with anterograde amnesia, unable to form new long-term memories.
Doctors monitored the patient's anterograde memory function after the surgery.
A note on using this word
Contrasts with 'retrograde,' which refers to memory loss affecting events before an injury.
Words with an opposite meaning
retrograde
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