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i⋅no⋅trop⋅ic

  [ee-nuh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, ahy-nuh-]
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–adjective Physiology.
influencing the contractility of muscular tissue.
Origin:
1900–05; < Gk īno- (comb. form of s fiber, sinew) + -tropic
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in·o·tro·pic   (ē'nə-trō'pĭk, -trŏp'ĭk, ī'nə-)   
adj.  Affecting the contraction of muscle, especially heart muscle: an inotropic drug.

[Greek īs, īn-, tendon, sinew; see wei- in Indo-European roots + -tropic.]
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Main Entry: ino·tro·pic
Pronunciation: "E-n&-'trO-pik, "I-n&-, -'träp-ik
Function: adjective
: relating to or influencing theforce of muscular contractions inotropic agent>
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inotropic in·o·trop·ic (ĭn'ə-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk, ī'nə-, ē'nə-)
adj.
Affecting the contraction of muscle, especially heart muscle.

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