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orthodromic

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orthodromic /or·tho·drom·ic/ (-drom´ik) conducting impulses in the normal direction; said of nerve fibers.
or·tho·drom·ic (ôrth-drmk)
adj.
Conducting impulses in the normal direction. Used of a nerve cell.

orthodromic [or″tho-drom´ik]
conducting impulses in the normal direction; said of nerve fibers.

orthodromic
conducting impulses in the normal direction; said of nerve fibers.


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