I. ˈantə(ˌ)rōˌ-, -_rə- adjective
Etymology: antero- + grade
: effective for a period immediately following a shock or seizure ; sometimes : effective for and in effect during the period from the seizure to the present — used especially of amnesia
II. adjective
: occurring or performed in the normal or forward direction of conduction or flow: as
a. : occurring along nerve processes away from the cell body
anterograde axonal transport
b. : occurring in the normal direction or path of blood circulation
restoration of anterograde flow in an occluded coronary artery