antidromic
adjective
an·ti·drom·ic
ˌan-ti-ˈdrä-mik 
: 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
an·ti·dro·mic
ˌant-i-ˈdräm-ik
-ˈdrōm-
-ˈdrōm-
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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