antidromic
/ˌantɪˈdrəʊmɪk
/adjective Physiology
(Of an impulse) travelling in the opposite direction to that normal in a nerve fibre. The opposite of orthodromic.Electrophysiologic recordings demonstrated that activation of sensory nerve fibers, either by antidromic stimulation or capsaicin, depolarized these neurons....
- Broad complex tachycardias may also occur in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, either as an antidromic atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia or in association with atrial flutter or fibrillation.
- Vascular response to antidromic ES of the sciatic nerve.
Origin
Early 20th century: from anti- + Greek dromos 'running' + -ic.
- frost resistance
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- frost ring
- frost riving
- Frost, Robert
- frost-sensitive
- frost smoke
- frost stat
- frost-tender
- frost thrust
- frost thrusting
- frost time
- frost tolerance
- frost tolerant
- frost valve
- frostweed
- frostwork
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- frosty
- frosty cold
- frosty face
- frosty moon
- froth