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cardioactive
[kahr-dee-oh-ak-tiv]
adjective
Pharmacology.
of or relating to a drug or other substance affecting the function of the heart.
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Origin of cardioactive1
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The milky sap that lends milkweed its name is a distasteful cocktail of resinoids and cardioactive glycosides, with a dash of alkaloids tossed in for good measure.
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The CDC has described bufadienolides as naturally occurring cardioactive steroids that have effects similar to digoxin, a medication used to treat heart failure.
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