anterograde amnesia
/ (ˈæntərəʊˌɡreɪd) /
noun
amnesia caused by brain damage in which the memory loss relates to events occurring after the damage
Compare retrograde amnesia
Word Origin for anterograde amnesia
from Latin
anterior previous and
-grade
Words nearby anterograde amnesia
anterior vertebral vein,
antero,
antero-,
anterofacial dysplasia,
anterograde,
anterograde amnesia,
anterograde block,
anteroinferior,
anterolateral,
anteromedial,
anteromedian
Medical definitions for anterograde amnesia
anterograde amnesia
n.
A condition in which events that occurred after the onset of amnesia cannot be recalled and new memories cannot be formed.