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antidromic definition

anti·dromic (an′ti drämik)

adjective

Physiol. conveying nerve impulses in a direction opposite to the normal

Etymology: < anti- + Gr dromos, a running (see dromedary) + -ic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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