retrograde
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- adjective
- /ˈrɛtrəˌɡreɪd/
- Specialized
:
retrógrado
- She was diagnosed with retrograde amnesia, which meant she couldn't remember anything that happened before her fall.
- retrograde amnesia
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He has retrograde amnesia, acute psychological suppression.
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And as you've got retrograde amnesia, unfortunately all the events leading up to the accident will be in accessible to you.
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You appear to have mild retrograde amnesia.
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He has complete retrograde amnesia.
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What if he's actually suffering from retrograde amnesia rather than a sleep sex disorder?
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You are suffering from what they call retrograde amnesia and that affects your episodic memories.
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He's got retrograde amnesia.
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DR. LOWELL: Sometimes when children deal with either significant psychological or traumatic injuries, they can maybe have some retrograde amnesia where they may not remember events that might have happened.
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After the accident, he suffered from retrograde amnesia, forgetting the events leading up to it.
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Doctors explained that retrograde amnesia can cause patients to lose memories formed just before their trauma.
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Retrograde comes from retro- 'back' and gradus 'step', so imagine stepping back in time. A retrograde amnesia is when you lose memories from just before an injury, the things that are 'behind' the event.