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retrograde amnesia
noun
- a memory disorder characterized by an inability to remember events or experiences that occurred before a significant point in time.
retrograde amnesia
noun
- amnesia caused by a trauma such as concussion, in which the memory loss relates to material learnt before the trauma Compare anterograde amnesia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of retrograde amnesia1
First recorded in 1930–35
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