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cardiac glycoside

cardiac glycoside

1 5.8
A medicine from some plants that makes the heart beat stronger
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑrdɪæk ˈɡlaɪkəˌsaɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : glucósido cardíaco
  • The doctor prescribed a cardiac glycoside to help manage the patient's heart failure.

Examples

  • Many cardiac glycosides are derived from the foxglove plant.

  • Proper dosage of a cardiac glycoside is crucial due to its narrow therapeutic range.

  • A cardiac glycoside can help manage heart failure symptoms.

  • Many cardiac glycosides are derived from the foxglove plant.

  • Doctors often prescribe cardiac glycosides to help patients with heart failure improve their heart function.

  • One source of cardiac glycosides is the foxglove plant, which has been used in traditional medicine for centuries.

  • Increasing the force of heart contractions can be achieved with cardiac glycosides derived from specific plants.

Synonyms

cardiac glucoside
vscardiac glycoside
  • Specialized
5.4

A medicine from some plants that makes a weak heart beat stronger

is a class of plant-derived compounds that increase heart contraction in failure

Surface Forms

cardiac glycoside singular
cardiac glycosides plural

Morphology

cardiac + glycoside

The compound is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: 'cardiac' (heart-related) qualifies 'glycoside' (a sugar-linked compound), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a glycoside that affects the heart. While the detailed pharmacological action (increasing contraction force) is specialized medical knowledge, the basic referent is directly derived from the constituents and cross-linguistically transparent.

Etymology

Cardiac glycoside comes from two parts: cardiac, meaning 'heart', and glycoside, meaning 'a sugar compound' from plants. These plant chemicals act on the heart, so the name links the sugar-based substance to its effect on the heart.