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Meaning of "inotropic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INOTROPIC

From Greek, from is (stem in-) tendon + -tropic.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INOTROPIC

inotropic  [ˌɪnəˈtrɒpɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INOTROPIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inotropic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INOTROPIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Inotrope

An inotrope is an agent that alters the force or energy of muscular contractions. Negatively inotropic agents weaken the force of muscular contractions. Positively inotropic agents increase the strength of muscular contraction. The term inotropic state is most commonly used in reference to various drugs that affect the strength of contraction of heart muscle. However, it can also refer to pathological conditions. For example, enlarged heart muscle can increase inotropic state, whereas dead heart muscle can decrease it.

Definition of inotropic in the English dictionary

The definition of inotropic in the dictionary is affecting or controlling the contraction of muscles, esp those of the heart.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INOTROPIC


adrenocorticotropic
əˌdriːnəʊˌkɔːtəkəʊˈtrɒpɪk
allotropic
ˌæləˈtrɒpɪk
anisotropic
ænˌaɪsəʊˈtrɒpɪk
azeotropic
ˌeɪzɪəˈtrɒpɪk
entropic
ɛnˈtrɒpɪk
hydrotropic
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈtrɒpɪk
ionotropic
aɪˌɒnəˈtrɒpɪk
isentropic
ˌaɪsɛnˈtrɒpɪk
isotropic
ˌaɪsəʊˈtrɒpɪk
lipotropic
ˌlɪpəʊˈtrɒpɪk
neurotropic
ˌnjʊərəˈtrɒpɪk
nyctitropic
ˌnɪktɪˈtrɒpɪk
orthotropic
ˌɔːθəʊˈtrɒpɪk
pantropic
pænˈtrɒpɪk
phototropic
ˌfəʊtəʊˈtrɒpɪk
pleiotropic
ˌplaɪəʊˈtrɒpɪk
psychotropic
ˌsaɪkəʊˈtrɒpɪk
thermotropic
ˌθɜːməʊˈtrɒpɪk
thixotropic
ˌθɪksəˈtrɒpɪk
tropic
ˈtrɒpɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INOTROPIC

inorb
inordinacy
inordinate
inordinately
inordinateness
inordination
inorg.
inorganic
inorganic chemistry
inorganically
inorganisation
inorganised
inorganization
inorganized
inornate
inosculate
inosculation
inosine
inositol
inpatient

WORDS THAT END LIKE INOTROPIC

anisometropic
anthropic
apheliotropic
diageotropic
emmetropic
gonadotropic
hydropic
hyperopic
lycanthropic
misanthropic
morphotropic
neotropic
nootropic
philanthropic
psilanthropic
somatotropic
stereotropic
subtropic
thyrotropic
topic
xenotropic

Synonyms and antonyms of inotropic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «inotropic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INOTROPIC

Find out the translation of inotropic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inotropic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inotropic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

正性肌力
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inotrópico
570 millions of speakers

English

inotropic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

inotropic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مؤثر في التقلص العضلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

инотропная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inotrópico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

inotropic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inotrope
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Inotropik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

inotrope
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

変力性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강심제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inotropic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

co bóp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வன்மை வளர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Inotropic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

inotropik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inotropa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

inotropowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інотропна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

inotrop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ινοτρόπου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

inotrope
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inotrop
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

inotrop
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inotropic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INOTROPIC»

The term «inotropic» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INOTROPIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inotropic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INOTROPIC»

Discover the use of inotropic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inotropic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Inotropic Agents: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 ...
Inotropic Agents: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyPaper™ that delivers timely, authoritative, and intensively focused information about Inotropic Agents in a compact format.
‎2012
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Medical Phisiology: Principles for Clinical Medicine
Preload: A = B = C Inotropic state: A > B > C A B C ○ Figure 13.6 The effects of changes in inotropic state on the isometric length–tension curve of the heart. The slope of the ascending limb is proportional to the inotropic state so that positive ...
Rodney A. Rhoades, David R. Bell, 2012
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Cardiac Anesthesia: Principles and Clinical Practice
3-8C, heart failure decreases inotropic state and hence contractility, moving the patient to a different (lower) Starling curve (arrow 2A); exercise and drugs with positive inotropic properties (e.g., catechola- mines) move the Starling curve ...
Fawzy G. Estafanous, Paul G. Barash, J. G. Reves, 2001
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Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine
The use of routine or rudimentary inotropic support to enhance myocardial contractility in ADHF should generally be discouraged. Basically, inotropic therapy is contraindicated for routine management of the patient with ADHF who has a ...
Eric J. Topol, Robert M. Califf, 2007
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Textbook Of Pharmacology
When fj-adrenergic receptors are stimulated, there is inotropic effect, chronotropic effect, and peripheral vasodilation. In heart failure, the therapeutic effects desired are inotropic and vasodilator effects. Specific Pj stimulation will have inotropic ...
Seth, 2008
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Cardiology: An Illustrated Textbook
I Intravenously Administered, Short-term Positive Inotropic Therapy — Adrenergic Receptor Agonists — Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors INTRODUCTION Positive inotropic drugs (aka, positive inotropes) are agents that increase the velocity and  ...
Kanu Chatterjee, 2013
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Cardiovascular Physiology Concepts
Therefore, ejection traction often is used as a clinical index for evaluating the inotropic state of the heart. In heart failure, for example, a decrease in inotropy leads to a fall in stroke volume as well as an increase in preload, thereby decreasing ...
Richard E. Klabunde, 2005
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Heart Failure: Pharmacologic Management
The oral inotropic trials have shown inconsistent results in regard to quality of life parameters. Small, yet significant increases in exercise time was observed in patients treated with pimobendan without an improvement in overall symptoms ...
Arthur M. Feldman, 2008
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Heart Physiology and Pathophysiology
B. Species-Related Differences in the Positive Inotropic Effect of Angiotensin II One characteristic feature of the regulation of cardiac contractile function induced by membrane receptor agonists that stimulate the hydrolysis of phosphoinositide  ...
Yoshihisa Kurachi, Andre Terzic, Michael V. Cohen, 2000
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Medical Physiology Principles for Clinical Medicine 4th ...
Preload: A = B = C Inotropic state: A > B > C T e n s i o n A B C ○ Figure 13.6 The effects of changes in inotropic state on the isometric length–tension curve of the heart. The slope of the ascending limb is proportional to the inotropic state so ...
Rodney A. Rhoades PhD , David R. Bell PhD, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INOTROPIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inotropic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Assessment of cardiovascular physiology using dobutamine stress …
Deformation analysis parameters may be more sensitive in identifying abnormalities in inotropic response to stress than conventional methods. «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
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Tenax Therapeutics Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year …
... examining mortality reduction in severe sepsis and septic shock patients compared to standard inotropic therapy (primarily dobutamine). «Business Wire, Jul 15»
3
Molecular genetics and pathogenesis of cardiomyopathy
SCH00013, a novel Ca(2+) sensitizer with positive inotropic and no chronotropic action in heart failure. J. Pharmacol. Sci. 97, 53–60 (2005). «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Vasopressor and Inotropic Management Of Patients With Septic Shock
Patients who fail to respond to aggressive fluid resuscitation are candidates for vasopressor or inotropic therapy in order to maintain hemodynamic parameters. «P&T Community, Jul 15»
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Making Impressive Motion: Whiting Petroleum (NYSE:WLL), Ashford …
... benefits of its lead candidate levosimendan for the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock in comparison to standard inotropic therapy. «Property Mentor, Jun 15»
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Daily Watch List: Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK), Bacterin International …
... benefits of its lead candidate levosimendan for the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock in comparison to standard inotropic therapy. «Property Mentor, Jun 15»
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Stocks in Stealth Mode: Prudential Bancorp (NASDAQ:PBIP …
... benefits of its lead candidate levosimendan for the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock in comparison to standard inotropic therapy. «Property Mentor, Jun 15»
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Morning Watch List: Equifax Inc. (NYSE:EFX), Starbucks Corporation …
... benefits of its lead candidate levosimendan for the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock in comparison to standard inotropic therapy. «Stock Transcript, Jun 15»
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Tenax Therapeutics Highlights New Scientific Publication Regarding …
... benefits of its lead candidate levosimendan for the treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock in comparison to standard inotropic therapy. «PharmiWeb.com, Jun 15»
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Why I Bought The Dip In Amgen: Focus On Repatha And Other …
This "positive inotropic" mechanism has been a graveyard for drugs in the past. Presumably, Amgen and Cytokinetics (NASDAQ:CYTK), which ... «Seeking Alpha, Jun 15»

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