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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 — adj. affecting the contraction of heart muscle. Drugs such as dobutamine, dopamine, and enoximone have positive inotropic action, stimulating heart muscle contractions and causing the heart rate to increase. Beta blocker drugs, such as… … The new mediacal 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 — 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
