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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === 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.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.