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Definition of antidromic
: proceeding or conducting in a direction opposite to the usual one —used especially of a nerve impulse or fiber
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Origin and Etymology of antidromic
anti- + Greek dromos racecourse, running — more at dromedary
Medical Dictionary
adjective
an·ti·dro·mic
\ˌant-i-ˈdräm-ik, -ˈdrōm-\
Medical Definition of antidromic
1: proceeding or conducting in a direction opposite to the usual one—used especially of a nerve impulse or fiber antidromic action potentials
2: characterized by antidromic conduction antidromic tachycardia in which impulses travel from the ventricle to the atrium via the atrioventricular node
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