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antidromic

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antidromic /an·ti·drom·ic/ (an″tĭ-drom´ik) conducting impulses in a direction opposite to the normal.
an·ti·drom·ic (nt-drmk)
adj.
Relating to the propagation of an impulse along an axon in a direction that is the reverse of normal.
antidromic
conducting impulses in a direction opposite to the normal.
antidromic vasodilator impulses
produced artificially by electrical stimulation of the peripheral end of a cut dorsal nerve root.


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