anterogradely
|an-ter-o-grad-ly|
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/ˌæn.təˈɡreɪd.li/
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/ˌæn.tərˈɡreɪd.li/
(anterograde)
moving forward
Etymology
'anterograde' originates from Latin elements, specifically the prefix 'ante-' meaning 'before, in front of' and the noun 'gradus' meaning 'step' or 'degree'.
'Anterograde' was formed in New Latin from the Latin components 'ante-' + 'gradus' and was adopted into English in modern scientific usage (19th–20th century) to mean 'moving forward'.
Initially it literally meant 'stepping or moving forward,' and over time it evolved into the technical sense 'proceeding in a forward direction' used in contexts such as neurology and biology.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adverb 1
in a forward or frontward direction; proceeding in the normal forward direction of flow or progression. (Used especially in biology/neurology to describe movement or transmission toward the distal or frontal end — e.g., movement along an axon from the cell body toward the synapse.)
The tracer moved anterogradely along the axon toward the synaptic terminals.
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Last updated: 2025/10/03 04:15