retrograde amnesia

noun

a memory disorder characterized by an inability to remember events or experiences that occurred before a significant point in time.

Origin of retrograde amnesia

First recorded in 1930–35

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British Dictionary definitions for retrograde amnesia

retrograde amnesia

noun

amnesia caused by a trauma such as concussion, in which the memory loss relates to material learnt before the traumaCompare anterograde amnesia

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retrograde amnesia in Medicine

retrograde amnesia

n.

A condition in which events that occurred before the onset of amnesia cannot be recalled.