Cardiotonic

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any drug or substance having a tonic effect on the heart.
Adjective
  1. 1
    That has a favourable (tonic) effect on the action of the heart.

Etymology

From cardio- + tonic.

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