dromotropic

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UK/ˌdɹɒm.əˈtɹɒp.ɪk/UK/ˌdɹɒm.əˈtɹəʊ.pɪk/US/ˌdɹɑm.əˈtɹɑp.ɪk/

adjective

Affecting the conductivity of cardiac muscle, used of the influence of cardiac nerves.

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Meanings

adjectivedromotropic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineAffecting the conductivity of cardiac muscle, used of the influence of cardiac nerves.

Origin

From dromo- (“course, speed”) + -tropic (“affecting, changing”), from Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “course, race”) + τρόπος (trópos, “turn, direction, way”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dromotropic

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Cite this entry
APA

dromotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dromotropic

MLA

“dromotropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dromotropic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dromotropic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dromotropic.

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