adj 1  :  effective for a period immediately following a shock or seizure : specif  :  effective for and in effect during the period from the time of seizure to the present <prolonged retrograde and amnesia -Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.>   2  :  occurring along nerve cell processes away from the cell body < axonal transport>  < degeneration of nerve fibers>  - compare RETROGRADE3   .
 
 
 
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