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an⋅ti⋅drom⋅ic

  [an-ti-drom-ik]
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–adjective Physiology.
conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to the usual one.
Origin:
1905–10; anti- + -drome + -ic

Related forms:
an⋅ti⋅drom⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Main Entry: an·ti·dro·mic
Pronunciation: "ant-i-'dräm-ik, -'drOm-
Function: adjective
: proceeding or conducting in a directionopposite to the usual one —used especially of a nerve impulse or fiber <antidromic action potentials> —an·ti·dro·mi·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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antidromic an·ti·drom·ic (ān'tĭ-drŏm'ĭk)
adj.
Relating to the propagation of an impulse along an axon in a direction that is the reverse of normal.

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