antidromic
adjective
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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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antidromic
adjective
-ˈdrōm-
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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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