dromotropic

English

Etymology

From dromo- (“course, speed”) +‎ -tropic (“affecting, changing”), from Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “course, race”) +‎ τρόπος (trópos, “turn, direction, way”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdɹɒm.əˈtɹɒp.ɪk/, /ˌdɹɒm.əˈtɹəʊ.pɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdɹɑm.əˈtɹɑp.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒpɪk, -əʊpɪk

Adjective

dromotropic (not comparable)

1. (physiology) Affecting the conductivity of cardiac muscle, used of the influence of cardiac nerves.

Related terms

• dromotrope
• dromotropy

 

References

• “dromotropic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.