# anterograde

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock.
2. Moving or occurring in the normal forward or downstream direction of.

## Etymology
From antero- + -grade (“direction”) from Latin gradus (“pace, step”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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