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digitoxin

digitoxin

1 7.4
A drug from foxglove plants used to treat heart failure or irregular heartbeat
  • noun
  • /ˌdɪdʒɪˈtɒksɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : digitoxina
  • Other drugs that stimulate the physique to develop estrogen hormone include things like cancer chemotherapeutics, anti-pustule medications, as well as cardiovascular drugs such as digitoxin and captopril.

Examples

  • After studying various treatments, the team concluded that digitoxin was effective for certain arrhythmias.

  • (An intern had OD'd on Digitoxin because it was the cardiologists who burned him out.)

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The doctor prescribed digitoxin to help manage my heart condition.

  • Patients suffering from heart failure often benefit from digitoxin as part of their treatment plan.

Synonyms

digitalis
vsdigitoxin
  • Specialized
5 7.7

A drug from the foxglove plant that helps the heart beat more strongly in some heart problems

focuses mainly on heart failure and some rhythm problems
cardiac glycoside
vsdigitoxin
  • Specialized
1 5.8

A medicine from some plants that makes the heart beat stronger

is a single specific medicine within that class used for heart failure and arrhythmias
digitalis glycoside
vsdigitoxin
  • Specialized
6.5

A medicine made from the foxglove plant that makes the heart beat stronger

is a single specific medicine from that group used for heart failure and arrhythmias
cardiac glucoside
vsdigitoxin
  • Specialized
5.4

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

comes specifically from foxglove plants and treats heart failure and arrhythmias

Surface Forms

digitoxin singular
digitoxins plural

Etymology

Digitoxin comes from the plant Digitalis, the foxglove. The part digit means 'finger' because the flowers look like little gloves for a finger, and the name has the chemical ending -in. So, digitoxin is a medicine made from foxglove that is used for heart problems.