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retrograde amnesia

ret·ro·grade am·ne·sia
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [re-truh-greyd am-nee-zhuh]
    • /ˈrɛ trəˌgreɪd æmˈni ʒə/
    • /ˈret.rə.ɡreɪd æmˈniː.zi.ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [re-truh-greyd am-nee-zhuh]
    • /ˈrɛ trəˌgreɪd æmˈni ʒə/

Definitions of retrograde amnesia words

  • noun retrograde amnesia a memory disorder characterized by an inability to remember events or experiences that occurred before a significant point in time. 1
  • noun retrograde amnesia amnesia caused by a trauma such as concussion, in which the memory loss relates to material learnt before the trauma 0
  • noun retrograde amnesia amnesia for events that happened just before the injury, shock, etc. which caused it 0
See all 3 definitions of retrograde amnesia

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Origin of retrograde amnesia

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Retrograde amnesia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Retrograde amnesia

retrograde amnesia popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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