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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • anti·dromi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of antidromic1

First recorded in 1905–10; anti- + -drome + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of antidromic1

from anti- + Greek dromos course

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