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digitoxin definition

digi·toxin (dij′i täk′sin)

noun

a glycoside, CHO, extracted from digitalis leaves, like digitalis in physiological action, but more potent

Etymology: digi(talis) + toxin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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