antidromic

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “a course, race course, road”) +‎ -ic.

Adjective

antidromic (not comparable)

  1. (neurology, of a nerve impulse) flowing in the opposite direction from normal
    Synonym: antidromal
    Antonym: orthodromic

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