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.
When scientists discovered antidromic conduction, they realized nerves weren't one-way streets—signals could travel backwards, revealing the nervous system's incredible flexibility and complexity.
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