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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

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