cardiotonic — Exerting a favorable, so called tonic effect upon the action of the heart; usually intended to indicate increased force of contraction. [cardio + G. tonos, tension] * * * car·dio·ton·ic .kärd ē ō tän ik adj tending to increase the tonus of heart… … Medical dictionary
cardiotonic — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tänik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cardi + tonic : tending to increase the tonus of heart muscle II. noun ( s) : a cardiotonic substance * * * /kahr dee oh ton ik/, Med. adj … Useful english dictionary
cardiotonic — adjective Date: 1927 tending to increase the tonus of heart muscle • cardiotonic noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
cardiotonic — /kahr dee oh ton ik/, Med. adj. 1. having a tonic effect on the action of the heart. n. 2. a cardiotonic substance. [1935 40; CARDIO + TONIC] * * * … Universalium
cardiotonic — adjective That has a favourable (tonic) effect on the action of the heart … Wiktionary
cardiotònic — car|di|o|tò|nic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
cardiotonic — adj. having a tonic influence on the heart, increasing the heart s action … English contemporary dictionary
cardiotonic — car·dio·ton·ic … English syllables
cardiotonic — A substance that strengthens or regulates heart metabolism without overt stimulation or depression. It may increase coronary blood supply, normalize coronary enervation, relax peripheral arteries (thereby decreasing back pressure on the… … Herbal-medical glossary
C41H64O13 — digitoxin dig i*tox in (d[i^]j [i^]*t[o^]k s[i^]n), n. (Chem.) A steroid glycoside, one of the cardiotonic chemical substances which is extracted from the foxglove. It is a white, crystalline substance ({C41H64O13}), and is a 3 substituted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
