His 'long-term' memory is still okay, but his short-term memory is failing. [=he is still able to remember things that happened long ago but it is difficult for him to remember things that happened recently]
The 'long-term' effects of the medication are not known.
The company has a 'long-term' plan/strategy for success.
(..) I am not a dwarf, I'm a hobbit. A hobbit. Are misfiring neurons in your hippocampus preventing the conversion from short-term to long-term memory? Okay, now you're starting to make me mad. A homo habilis discovering his opposable thumbs says what? What? I think I've made my point. (..)2007 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Middle Earth Paradigm Season: 1 Episode 6