Antidromically

/ˌæntiˈdrɑːmɪkli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner involving antidromic conduction; in the direction opposite to normal nerve impulse travel.

Etymology

From antidromic + -ally (adverb suffix), creating the adverbial form of the neurological term.

Kelly Says

This technical adverb appears in neuroscience papers describing experimental methods—it's the language scientists use to explain how they deliberately broke nature's usual rules to learn something.

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