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cardiotonic

adjective car·dio·ton·ic \-ˈtä-nik\

Definition of CARDIOTONIC

:  tending to increase the tonus of heart muscle
— cardiotonic noun
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First Known Use of CARDIOTONIC

1927

Rhymes with CARDIOTONIC

animatronic, anticyclonic, architectonic, chameleonic, electrotonic, geotectonic, Neoplatonic, oxymoronic, stereophonic

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