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digoxin

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(dij äks′ən)

noun

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

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noun

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

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Origin: dig(italis)

Origin: + (t)oxin

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