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Definitions for antidromic
ˌæn tɪˈdrɒm ɪkan·tidromic

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  1. antidromicadjective

    conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal

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  1. antidromicadjective

    flowing in the opposite direction from normal

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  1. antidromic

    Antidromic generally refers to the conduction of impulses in a nerve or other structure in the direction opposite to the normal or typical one. This term is often used in neurophysiology to describe the propagation of action potentials in neurons.

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  1. Antidromic

    An antidromic impulse in an axon refers to conduction opposite of the normal direction. That is, it refers to conduction along the axon away from the axon terminal and towards the soma. For most neurons, their dendrites, soma, or axons are depolarized forming an action potential that moves from the starting point of the depolarization along the axons of the neuron. Antidromic activation is often induced experimentally by direct electrical stimulation of a presumed target structure. Antidromic activation is often used in a laboratory setting to confirm that a neuron being recorded from projects to the structure of interest.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of antidromic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of antidromic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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