antidromic


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antidromic

(ˌæntɪˈdrɒmɪk)
adj
(Physiology) (of nerve fibres) conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
[from anti- + Greek dromos course]
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an•ti•drom•ic

(ˌæn tɪˈdrɒm ɪk)

adj.
conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to the usual one.
[1905–10; anti- + -drom (ous) + -ic]
an`ti•drom′i•cal•ly, adv.
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Adj.1.antidromic - conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normalantidromic - conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal
physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms
abnormal, unnatural - not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; "abnormal powers of concentration"; "abnormal amounts of rain"; "abnormal circumstances"; "an abnormal interest in food"
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[8] The effect may be related to the inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system through the stimulation and can, therefore, provide antidromic vasodilation, which reduces oxygen demand and increases blood flow.
In other words, chronic vascular compression produced antidromic impulse to stimulate the motor nucleus and opened dormant synapses controlling different parts of facial nerve, resulting in Abnormal Muscle Response (AMR) and synkinesis.
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The following measurements were also conducted: motor distal latency, conduction velocity [M/sec], amplitude [mV], proximal and distal duration [msec]; sensory (antidromic distal latency, amplitude [uV]); and "F" wave (latency, amplitude) (19).
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Median sensory NCSs were performed using the antidromic technique; the recording electrode was placed over the palmar surface of the second digit and the nerve was stimulated from the wrist at 13 cm.
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