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Ribot's law

Ribot's law noun: the hypothesis that there exists a time gradient in retrograde amnesia, where recent memories are more likely to be lost than more remote ones.

Noun

Ribot's law (uncountable)

  1. the hypothesis that there exists a time gradient in retrograde amnesia, where recent memories are more likely to be lost than more remote ones

Questions about Ribot's law

What does Ribot's law mean?
Ribot's law means the hypothesis that there exists a time gradient in retrograde amnesia, where recent memories are more likely to be lost than more remote ones.
What part of speech is Ribot's law?
Ribot's law is a noun.

Words near Ribot's law in the dictionary

  1. ribosylhydrolase
  2. ribosylhydrolases
  3. ribosyls
  4. ribosyltransferase
  5. ribosyltransferases
  6. Ribot's law
  7. ribothymidine
  8. ribothymidines
  9. ribotide
  10. ribotides
  11. ribotoxic

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