antidromic

[ an-ti-drom-ik ]

adjective

, Physiology.

1. conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to the usual one.

antidromic

/ ˌæntɪˈdrɒmɪk /

adjective

1. (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal

Other Words From

• anti·dromi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of antidromic¹

First recorded in 1905–10; anti- + -drome + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of antidromic¹

from anti- + Greek dromos course

Example Sentences

Reverse transmission up the axon, known as antidromic firing, occurs as part of a larger set of events in the hippocampus in which experiences of the previous day replay like a sportscaster’s video tape.

From Scientific American

They can also experience antidromic re-entrainment, when the circadian rhythms shift in the opposite direction.

From Scientific American