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chronotropic.

Of, relating to, or affecting the rate of muscular contraction, especially of the heart.

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adj/ˌkɹɒn.əˈtɹɒp.ɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkɹɒn.əˈtɹəʊ.pɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkɹɑn.əˈtɹɑp.ɪk/General-American
  1. Of, relating to, or affecting the rate of muscular contraction, especially of the heart.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From chrono- (“referring to time”) + -tropic (“affecting, changing”), from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + τρόπος (trópos, “turn, direction, way”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).

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