cardiotonic

[ kahr-dee-oh-ton-ik ]

adjective
  1. having a tonic effect on the action of the heart.

noun
  1. a cardiotonic substance.

Origin of cardiotonic

1
First recorded in 1935–40; cardio- + tonic

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