Antidromic
/ˌæn.tiˈdrɒm.ɪk/noun
Moving or occurring in the opposite direction; in physiology, conducting impulses opposite to the normal direction.
Did you know?Antidromic is built from Greek roots used for “running” and “against,” and its eerie modern life in neuroscience reflects how ancient language still maps motion, resistance, and reversal.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
antidrómos
“running against, counter-running”
Late Greek
Greek
antidromikós
“pertaining to running in the opposite direction”
19th Century
English
antidromic
“moving or conducted in the opposite direction”
Modern English
English
antidromic
“moving opposite to the normal direction, especially of nerve impulses”
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