inotropic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴς (ís, “sinew, tendon; strength, force”) +‎ -tropic (“affecting, changing”), from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “turn, direction, way”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.əˈtɹəʊ.pɪk/, /ˌɪn.əˈtɹɒp.ɪk/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌiː.nəˈtɹoʊ.pɪk/, /ˌaɪ.nəˈtɹoʊ.pɪk/, /ˌiː.nəˈtɹɑp.ɪk/
Rhymes: -ɒpɪk, -əʊpɪk

Adjective

inotropic (not comparable)

(physiology) Increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions.

Related terms

Translations

increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions

Italian: inotropo (it)
Portuguese: inotrópico
Spanish: inotrópico

Noun

inotropic (plural inotropics)

(medicine, pharmacology) An inotropic heart drug.

References

“inotropic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“inotropic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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