Anterograde

C2 16+

Pronunciation: /ˌæntəroʊˈɡreɪd/

Definitions of anterograde

noun a person experiencing anterograde amnesia

Example Sentences

A1 I learned about anterograde amnesia in my psychology class.

A2 The patient experienced anterograde memory loss after the accident.

B1 The medication is known to cause anterograde side effects in some patients.

B2 The researcher conducted a study on anterograde memory impairment in older adults.

C1 The neuroscientist's research focused on understanding the mechanisms of anterograde memory formation.

C2 The Nobel laureate's groundbreaking work on anterograde synaptic plasticity revolutionized our understanding of memory.

adjective relating to or denoting a type of amnesia in which a person is unable to remember new information after a specific event

Example Sentences

A1 My anterograde amnesia makes it difficult for me to remember new information.

A2 The patient's anterograde memory loss was a result of the head injury.

B1 The medication may cause anterograde effects, such as difficulty forming new memories.

B2 The psychologist explained the concept of anterograde memory impairment to the group.

C1 The researcher conducted a study on anterograde memory consolidation in rats.

C2 The neuroscientist's groundbreaking research on anterograde memory formation was published in a prestigious journal.

Examples of anterograde in a Sentence

formal The patient experienced anterograde amnesia after the accident.

informal After the crash, he couldn't remember anything new, that's anterograde amnesia.

slang I heard she has anterograde memory loss, poor thing.

figurative His career seemed to be in an anterograde spiral, always moving forward but never really progressing.

Grammatical Forms of anterograde

past tense

anterograded

plural

anterogrades

comparative

more anterograde

superlative

most anterograde

present tense

anterogrades

future tense

will anterograde

perfect tense

have anterograde

continuous tense

is anterograding

singular

anterograde

positive degree

anterograde

infinitive

to anterograde

gerund

anterograding

participle

anterograded

Origin and Evolution of anterograde

First Known Use: 1601 year
Language of Origin: Latin
Story behind the word: The word 'anterograde' originated from the Latin word 'ante' meaning 'before' and 'gradus' meaning 'step'.
Evolution of the word: Originally used in the field of medicine to describe a type of amnesia where new memories cannot be formed after a certain event, the term 'anterograde' has since been adopted in various scientific disciplines to refer to processes or movements that occur in a forward direction.