The name was coined by Alexander Vostokov and popularized by Vasily Zhukovsky in his eponymous ballad, first published in 1813. The name is also used in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovakia, and Serbia, with a number of occurrences in non-Slavic countries.
Define inotropic: increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions â inotropic in a sentence increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractionsâ¦ See the full definition
inotropic Influencing the force or speed of muscular contractility. Inotropic agents, such as dobutamine and dopamine are used to improve the output of the heart in the treatment of HEART FAILURE and sometimes in acute circulatory failure . inotropic affecting or controlling the strength of heart contractions. For example, chemicals that increase the force of contraction have a positive inotropic effect.