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antidromic

American

[an-ti-drom-ik] / ˌæn tɪˈdrɒm ɪk /

adjective

Physiology.

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

antidromic British

/ ˌæntɪˈdrɒmɪk /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

antidromically adverb

Etymology

Origin of antidromic

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

Example Sentences

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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

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