Antidromy

/ænˈtɪdrəmi/ noun

Definition

The condition or quality of moving or conducting in a direction opposite to the normal or expected direction.

Etymology

From anti- (against) + -dromy (from Greek drómos, 'running'), forming a noun describing this reversed directional movement.

Kelly Says

Antidromy in nature is like biological rebellion—salmon swimming upstream, sperm swimming to eggs, nerve signals firing backward—it shows life constantly working against the path of least resistance.

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