ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma

Synonyms:

anterograde amnesia; posttraumatic amnesia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("anterograde amnesia" is a kind of...):

amnesia; blackout; memory loss (partial or total loss of memory)

Credits