chronotropic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or affecting the rate of muscular contraction, especially of the heart.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɹɒn.əˈtɹɒp.ɪk/ /ˌkɹɒn.əˈtɹəʊ.pɪk/ /ˌkɹɑn.əˈtɹɑp.ɪk/

Word forms

chronotropic

Etymology

From chrono- (“referring to time”) + -tropic (“affecting, changing”), from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + τρόπος (trópos, “turn, direction, way”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

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