retrograde amnesia

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retrograde amnesia

(Psychology) 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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retrograde amnesia - loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma

amnesia, memory loss, blackout - partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"

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