dromotropic

/ˌdɹɑm.əˈtɹɑp.ɪk/

UK: /ˌdɹɒm.əˈtɹəʊ.pɪk/

dɹɑm · ƏTɹⱭP · ɪk (3 syllables)

English Adj

Definition

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

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).