What does antidromic mean?
Definitions for antidromic
ˌæn tɪˈdrɒm ɪkan·tidromic
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word antidromic.
Princeton's WordNet
antidromicadjective
conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
Wiktionary
antidromicadjective
flowing in the opposite direction from normal
ChatGPT
antidromic
Antidromic generally refers to the conduction of impulses in a nerve or other structure in the direction opposite to the normal or typical one. This term is often used in neurophysiology to describe the propagation of action potentials in neurons.
Wikidata
Antidromic
An antidromic impulse in an axon refers to conduction opposite of the normal direction. That is, it refers to conduction along the axon away from the axon terminal and towards the soma. For most neurons, their dendrites, soma, or axons are depolarized forming an action potential that moves from the starting point of the depolarization along the axons of the neuron. Antidromic activation is often induced experimentally by direct electrical stimulation of a presumed target structure. Antidromic activation is often used in a laboratory setting to confirm that a neuron being recorded from projects to the structure of interest.
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of antidromic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of antidromic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Translations for antidromic
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for antidromic »
Translation
Find a translation for the antidromic definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"antidromic." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/antidromic>.
Discuss these antidromic definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In