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antidromic
[ an-ti-drom-ik ]
adjective
Physiology.
- conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to the usual one.
antidromic
/ ˌæԳɪˈɒɪ /
adjective
- (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
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Other 51Թ Forms
- t·dzi·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of antidromic1
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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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