inotropic

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UK/ˌɪn.əˈtɹəʊ.pɪk/UK/ˌɪn.əˈtɹɒp.ɪk/US/ˌiː.nəˈtɹoʊ.pɪk/US/ˌaɪ.nəˈtɹoʊ.pɪk/

adjective

Increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions.

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Meanings

adjectiveinotropic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineIncreasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions.
nouninotropic (plural inotropics)

plural inotropics

  1. medicineAn inotropic heart drug.

Origin

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).

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Translations

Italian inotropo
  • inotropoincreasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions
Portuguese inotrópico
  • inotrópicoincreasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions
Spanish inotrópico
  • inotrópicoincreasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with inotropic

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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