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dromotropic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdɹɒm.əˈtɹɒp.ɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdɹɒm.əˈtɹəʊ.pɪk/
  • General-American: /ˌdɹɑm.əˈtɹɑp.ɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɒpɪk
  • rhymes with -əʊpɪk

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adj

Meaning 1

Affecting the conductivity of cardiac muscle, used of the influence of cardiac nerves.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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).