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Anterograde vs Retrograde - What's the difference?

anterograde | retrograde | Antonyms |

Retrograde is a related term of anterograde.

Retrograde is a antonym of anterograde.



As adjectives the difference between anterograde and retrograde

is that anterograde is effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock while retrograde is directed backwards, retreating; reverting especially inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion.

As a noun retrograde is

a degenerate person.

As a verb retrograde is

to move backwards; to recede; to retire; to decline; to revert.

anterograde

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (medicine) Effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock.
    • Anterograde amnesia is a loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia.
  • (medicine) Moving or occurring in the normal forward or downstream direction of.
    • Movement of mitochondria and other cell parts from a neuron's cell body toward the synapse is called anterograde transport.
    Anterograde tracing is a research technique which is used to trace neural connections from their source to their point of termination. The opposite technique is retrograde tracing.

    Antonyms

    * retrograde

    Derived terms

    * anterograde amnesia

    retrograde

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) < (etyl) retrogradus.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Directed backwards, retreating; reverting especially inferior state, declining; inverse, reverse; movement opposite to normal or intended motion, often circular motion.
    • retrograde ideas, morals, etc.
  • Counterproductive to a desired outcome.
  • * Shakespeare
  • * It is most retrograde to our desire.
  • (astronomy, of a body orbiting another) In the opposite direction to the orbited body's spin.
    • Related terms
    * anterograde * prograde

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A degenerate person.
  • (music) The reversal of a melody so that what is played first in the original melody is played last and what is played last in the original melody is played first.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) ).

    Verb

    (retrograd)
  • To move backwards; to recede; to retire; to decline; to revert.
  • (astronomy) To show retrogradation.
    • Related terms
    * retrogress * retrogression * retrogressive

    Antonyms

    * prograde * direct ----