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antidromic

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Adj.1.antidromicantidromic - 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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[72] This, however, does not detract from the fact that Ebenbichler et al[54] reported a difference in outcome for those treated with ultrasound (outcome measures provided: subjective symptom score for main complaint and sensory loss; electroneurographic measurements of median motor nerve distal latency, antidromic sensory nerve conduction rate, and peak-to-peak amplitude; and physical function levels, including strength of handgrip and of finger pinch).
A Review of Therapeutic Ultrasound: Effectiveness Studies by Baker, Kerry G / Physical Therapy
Motor responses were orthodromic, whereas sensory responses were antidromic.
Neurologic Function among Termiticide Applicators Exposed to ... by Knott, Charles / Environmental Health Perspectives
This behavior results because large-amplitude electrical current stimulates both efferent fibers and la afferent fibers; the Ia afferent nerve fibers conduct the reflex wave faster than the antidromic signal is conducted in the alpha motoneuron fibers.
A review of myotatic reflexes and the development of motor control ... by Myklebust, Barbara M. / Physical Therapy
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