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antidromic

[ an-ti-drom-ik ]

adjective

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


antidromic

/ ˌæԳɪˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t·dzi·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of antidromic1

First recorded in 1905–10; anti- + -drome + -ic
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of antidromic1

from anti- + Greek dromos course
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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.

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

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