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Orthodromic — Or tho*drom ic, a. [Ortho + Gr. ? to run.] Of or pertaining to orthodromy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Orthodromic — This article is about a type of neuronal impulse. For orthodromic distance, see great circle distance. An orthodromic impulse runs along an axon in its normal direction, away from the soma. In the heart, orthodromic may also refer to an impulse… … Wikipedia
orthodromic — Denoting the propagation of an impulse along a conduction system ( e.g., nerve fiber) in the direction it normally travels. Cf.:antidromic. [ortho + G. dromos, course] * * * or·tho·drom·ic .ȯr thə dräm ik adj 1) proceeding or conducting in a… … Medical dictionary
orthodromic atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia — orthodromic circus movement tachycardia a nodal reentrant tachycardia in which the reentrant circuit involves anterograde conduction over the usual pathway through the AV node and His bundle, and retrograde conduction over an accessory pathway.… … Medical dictionary
orthodromic — adj. [Gr. orthos, straight; dromos, running] Moving in a normal direction; see antidromic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
orthodromic — adjective Passing along neurological impulses in a normal (expected) direction … Wiktionary
orthodromic — [ˌɔ:θə drəʊmɪk] adjective Physiology (of an impulse) travelling in the normal direction in a nerve fibre. The opposite of antidromic. Origin 1940s: from ortho + Gk dromos running + ic … English new terms dictionary
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F wave — In neuroscience, an F wave is the second of two voltage changes observed after electrical stimulation is applied to the skin surface above the distal region of a nerve. F waves are often used to measure nerve conduction velocity, and are… … Wikipedia
