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)

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

Derived terms

• noninotropic

Related terms

• inotrope
• inotropicity
• inotropism
• inotropy

Translations

increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions

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

Noun

inotropic (plural inotropics)

1. (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.