digoxin

(dij äksən)

noun

a white, crystalline, purified form of digitalis, CHO, used to improve the heart's pumping action

See digoxin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A cardiac glycoside, C41H64O14, obtained from the leaves of a foxglove, Digitalis lanata, with pharmacological effects similar to digitalis.

Origin:

Origin: dig(italis)

Origin: + (t)oxin

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