"cardiotonic" meaning in English

See cardiotonic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more cardiotonic [comparative], most cardiotonic [superlative]
Etymology: From cardio- + tonic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cardio|tonic}} cardio- + tonic Head templates: {{en-adj}} cardiotonic (comparative more cardiotonic, superlative most cardiotonic)
  1. That has a favourable (tonic) effect on the action of the heart.
    Sense id: en-cardiotonic-en-adj-q5Yjegd0 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with cardio- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cardio-: 46 54

Noun

Forms: cardiotonics [plural]
Etymology: From cardio- + tonic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cardio|tonic}} cardio- + tonic Head templates: {{en-noun}} cardiotonic (plural cardiotonics)
  1. Any drug or substance having a tonic effect on the heart.
    Sense id: en-cardiotonic-en-noun-6pPLNTfS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cardio-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cardio-: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91

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