word of the day: inotropic

The word of the day is inotropic:

Etymology:  < German inotrop (T. W. Engelmann 1896, in Arch. f. ges. Physiol. LXII. 555): see ino- comb. form and -tropic comb. form.

Physiol.

Modifying the contractility of muscle. (OED)

"A positive inotropic cardiotonic agent with vasodilator properties."

 - PubChem entry on milrinone