inotropy

English

Etymology

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

Noun

inotropy (plural inotropies)

  1. (physiology) the force of muscle contraction
    • 2015 July 6, “Protection by the NO-Donor SNAP and BNP against Hypoxia/Reoxygenation in Rat Engineered Heart Tissue”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      In the present study, we describe moderate protection of EHTs against hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced stunning by NO and BNP. Both treatments induced apparent cardioprotection that was detected as a maintained contractile activity and inotropy.
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