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antegrade

antegrade

1 8.3
Moves or flows forward in the normal direction inside the body
  • adjective
  • /ˈæntɪˌɡreɪd/
  • Specialized
: antegrado
  • The surgeon confirmed that blood flow was antegrade after the procedure.

Examples

  • Doctors monitored the patient's antegrade circulation during recovery.

  • Proper antegrade movement of urine is essential for healthy kidney function.

  • The antegrade flow is normal.

  • Is this antegrade flow expected?

  • Doctors monitored the patient's antegrade circulation during recovery.

  • Proper antegrade movement of urine is essential for healthy kidney function.

  • The surgeon confirmed that blood flow was antegrade after the procedure.

Antonyms

retrograde
1 7.9

Moving backward or against the usual direction

How Forward

antegrade
  • Specialized
1 8.3
retrograde
1 7.9

Surface Forms

antegrade positive

Morphology

antegrade = grade (semi-transparent) = ante + grade

The prefix 'ante-' suggests 'before' or 'forward', but the specific medical context may not be immediately clear to all learners.

Etymology

Antegrade comes from Latin parts ante- meaning 'before' or 'forward' and grad meaning 'step', the same root you see in graduate. So, antegrade means a 'forward step' and is used by doctors to describe blood or other fluid that moves in the normal forward direction.