English Explanatory Dictionary

inotropy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the force of muscle contraction

Word forms

inotropy inotropies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴς (ís, “sinew, tendon; strength, force”) + -tropy (“affecting, changing”).

Related words

inotrope inotropic
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