Meanings
adjectiveantidromic (not comparable)
- not comparablemedicineflowing in the opposite direction from normal
Synonyms: antidromal · Antonyms: orthodromic
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Origin
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*drem-
- Ancient Greekδρόμος (drómos)
- Englishantidromic
From anti- + Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “a course, race course, road”) + English -ic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Irish antadromach
- antadromachof a nerve impulse: flowing in the opposite direction from normal
Italian antidromico
- antidromicoof a nerve impulse: flowing in the opposite direction from normal
Portuguese antidrómico, antidrômico
- antidrómicoof a nerve impulse: flowing in the opposite direction from normal
- antidrômicoof a nerve impulse: flowing in the opposite direction from normal
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APA
antidromic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidromic
MLA
“antidromic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidromic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antidromic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidromic.
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