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anterograde
(an¦tero|grade)
Pronunciation:
/ˈantərəʊgreɪd/
adjective
directed forwards in time.
of or denoting a form of amnesia which involves inability to remember information encountered after its onset.
Origin:
late 19th century
: from
anterior
, on the pattern of
retrograde
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