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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   flowing in the opposite direction from normal not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   conducting nerve impulses in a direction opposite to normal wordnet

Synonyms

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abnormalantidromal

Antonyms

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orthodromic

Etymology

From anti- + Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “a course, race course, road”) + -ic.

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