inotrópico

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἴς (ís, “sinew, tendon; strength, force”) +‎ -trópico (“affecting, changing”), from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “turn, direction, way”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.nɔˈtɾɔ.pi.ku/

• Rhymes: -ɔpiku
• Hyphenation: i‧no‧tró‧pi‧co

Adjective

inotrópico (feminine inotrópica, masculine plural inotrópicos, feminine plural inotrópicas, not comparable)

1. (physiology) inotropic

Further reading

• “inotrópico”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “inotrópico”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “inotrópico”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “inotrópico”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῑ̓́ς, ῑ̓νός (ī́s, īnós, “sinew, tendon; strength, force”) +‎ -trópico (“affecting, changing”), from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “turn, direction, way”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inoˈtɾopiko/ [i.noˈt̪ɾo.pi.ko]
• Rhymes: -opiko
• Syllabification: i‧no‧tró‧pi‧co

Adjective

inotrópico (feminine inotrópica, masculine plural inotrópicos, feminine plural inotrópicas)

1. (physiology) inotropic