Antidromic

/ˌæntiˈdrɑːmɪk/ adjective

Of or relating to nerve impulses traveling backward along a nerve fiber, opposite to the normal direction.

From anti- (against) + -dromic (from Greek drómos, 'course/running'). Used in neurophysiology since the late 1800s.

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