anterograde
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anterograde
Where it comes from
From antero- + -grade (“direction”) from Latin gradus (“pace, step”).
adjective
- Effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock. Anterograde amnesia is a loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia.
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Moving or occurring in the normal forward or downstream direction of.
Movement of mitochondria and other cell parts from a neuron's cell body toward the synapse is called anterograde transport.
Similar: antegrade
Opposite: retrograde
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: retrograde
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adj medicine: taking place immediately after a traumatic event
| Português | anterógrado |
|---|---|
| Français | antérograde |
adj medicine: moving or occurring in the normal forward or downstream direction of
| Português | anterógrado |
|---|---|
| Français | antérograde |
Talk about this word "anterograde." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anterograde. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anterograde. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anterograde "anterograde." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anterograde.Cite this
@misc{anterograde_2026,
title = {anterograde},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anterograde},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
