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retrograde
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retrograde /ret·ro·grade/ (ret´ro-grād) going backward; retracing a former course; catabolic.
ret·ro·grade (rtr-grd)
adj.
1. Moving or tending backward.
2. Opposite to the usual order; inverted or reversed.
3. Reverting to an earlier or inferior condition.
v.
1. To move or seem to move backward; recede.
2. To decline to an inferior state; degenerate.

retrograde
[ret′rəgrād]
Etymology: L, retro + gradus, step
1 moving backward; moving in the opposite direction to that which is considered normal.
2 degenerating; reverting to an earlier state or worse condition.
3 catabolic.

retrograde [ret´ro-grād]
1. moving backward or against the usual direction of flow.
2. degenerating, deteriorating, or catabolic.

retrograde,
v to move backward, degenerate, or return to an earlier state or worse condition.

retrograde
going backward; retracting a former course; catabolic.

retrograde pyelography
radiography of the kidney after introduction of contrast medium through the ureter.


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