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retrograde amnesia vs memory loss

memory loss vs retrograde amnesia

retrograde amnesia and memory loss both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retrograde amnesia Yes No No No
memory loss Yes No No No
As nouns, memory loss is a hypernym of retrograde amnesia; that is, memory loss is a word with a broader meaning than retrograde amnesia:
  • retrograde amnesia: loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma
  • memory loss: partial or total loss of memory
Other hypernyms of retrograde amnesia include amnesia, blackout.
retrograde amnesia (noun) memory loss (noun)
loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma partial or total loss of memory
Difference between retrograde amnesia and memory loss

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