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inotropic — Influencing the contractility of muscular tissue. [ino + G. tropos, a turning] negatively i. weakening muscular action. positively i. strengthening muscular action. * * * ino·tro·pic .ē nə trō pik, .ī nə , träp ik adj relating to or influencing… … Medical dictionary
inotropic — Altering rate of heartbeat. Example: adrenaline has a positive inotropic effect and increases rate of beating … Dictionary of molecular biology
inotropic — adjective Affecting the force of muscle contraction. e.g. inotropic heart drugs … Wiktionary
inotropic agent — any of a class of agents affecting the force of muscle contraction, particularly a drug affecting the force of cardiac contraction; positive inotropic agents, such as digitalis glycosides or catecholamines, increase and negative inotropic agents … Medical dictionary
inotropic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ino (from Greek in , is sinew) + tropic Date: 1903 relating to or influencing the force of muscular contractions … New Collegiate Dictionary
inotropic — /ee neuh trop ik, troh pik, uy neuh /, adj. Physiol. influencing the contractility of muscular tissue. [1900 05; < Gk ino (comb. form of ís fiber, sinew) + TROPIC] * * * … Universalium
inotropic — adj. affecting the ability of a muscle to contract (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
inotropic — ino·trop·ic … English syllables
inotropic — i•no•trop•ic [[t]ˌi nəˈtrɒp ɪk, ˈtroʊ pɪk, ˌaɪ nə [/t]] adj. phl influencing the contractility of muscular tissue • Etymology: 1900–05; < Gk īno , comb. form of is fiber, sinew + tropic … From formal English to slang
inotropic — … Useful english dictionary
