BATHMOTROPIC
\bˌaθmətɹˈɒpɪk], \bˌaθmətɹˈɒpɪk], \b_ˌa_θ_m_ə_t_ɹ_ˈɒ_p_ɪ_k]\
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The term applied by Engelmann to a hypothetical variety of nerve fiber going to the heart, which is supposed to affect the irritability of the cardiac muscle in the way of an increase (positive bathmotropic action) or a decrease (negative bathmotropic action). [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
