cataphor

noun3

1. •
   The use of a pronoun or other linguistic unit to refer ahead to another word in a sentence.

   • It was hypothesized that the cataphor this would signal that a concept is likely to be mentioned again in the following story and that therefore the this-cataphor results in a higher activation. — 2001
2. •
   Semicoma.
3. •
   Somnolence marked by periods of partial consciousness.