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digitalin

American  
[dij-i-tal-in, -tey-lin] / ˌdɪdʒ ɪˈtæl ɪn, -ˈteɪ lɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a glucoside obtained from digitalis.

  2. any of several extracts of mixtures of glucosides obtained from digitalis.


digitalin British  
/ ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪn /

noun

  1. a poisonous amorphous crystalline mixture of glycosides extracted from digitalis leaves and formerly used in treating heart disease

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of digitalin

First recorded in 1830–40; digital(is) + -in 2

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"I would say that one of the latest and best is digitalin given hypodermically."

From The Romance of Elaine Sequel to "Exploits of Elaine" by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

The physiological antidotes are atropine and digitalin or strophanthin, which should be injected subcutaneously in maximal doses.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

There was prussic acid poisoning from almonds and digitalin poisoning from purple foxglove.

From The Status Civilization by Robert Sheckley

The tincture contains a fair proportion of both digitalin and digitoxin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

Treatment.—Emetics, stimulants, transfusion of saline or blood, pituitrin, strychnine, or digitalin hypodermically.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson

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