retrograde — 1. Moving backward. 2. Degenerating; reversing the normal order of growth and development. [L. retrogradus, fr. retro + gradior, to go] * * * ret·ro·grade re trə .grād adj 1) characterized by retrogression 2) affecting a period immediately prior… … Medical dictionary
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography — Intervention Duodenoscopic image of two pigment stones extracted from common bile duct after sphincterotomy. ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Neural development — comprises the processes that generate, shape, and reshape the nervous system, from the earliest stages of embryogenesis to the final years of life. The study of neural development aims to describe the cellular basis of brain development and to… … Wikipedia
Memory development — The development of memory in children becomes evident within the first 2 to 3 years of a child s life as they show considerable advances in declarative memory. This enhancement continues into adolescence with major developments in short term… … Wikipedia
backward — backward, retrograde, retrogressive, regressive all involve the idea of not moving or going ahead, or forward, or in advance. Only when applied to motion or a movement does backward imply the reverse of forward motion {a backward thrust of a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
malformation — /mal fawr may sheuhn, feuhr /, n. faulty or anomalous formation or structure, esp. in a living body: malformation of the teeth. [1790 1800; MAL + FORMATION] * * * ▪ biology Introduction in biology, irregular or abnormal structural… … Universalium
regressive metamorphism — Retrogression Re tro*gres sion, n. [Cf. F. r[ e]trogression. See {Retrograde}, and cf. {Digression}.] 1. The act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Backward development; a passing from a higher to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retrogression — Re tro*gres sion, n. [Cf. F. r[ e]trogression. See {Retrograde}, and cf. {Digression}.] 1. The act of retrograding, or going backward; retrogradation. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Backward development; a passing from a higher to a lower state of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devolution — n. [L. de, away from; evolvere, to unroll] Retrograde development; degeneration … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
