Etymology

lusitropy

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Derived from Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs, “loosing, releasing, ransoming”, noun) + -tropy (“condition of exhibiting (such) a behavior”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.