digitalin

[ dij-i-tal-in, -tey-lin ]

/ ˌdɪdʒ ɪˈtæl ɪn, -ˈteɪ lɪn /

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noun Pharmacology.

a glucoside obtained from digitalis.

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

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Origin of digitalin

First recorded in 1830–40; digital(is) + -in²

Words nearby digitalin

digital fount, digital frame, digital furrow, digital humanities, digital immigrant, digitalin, digitalis, digitalism, digitalization, digitalize, digital joint

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How to use digitalin in a sentence

It is better to use digitalin, one one-hundredth of a grain hypodermically, if possible.
The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)|Various
In 1881, during relapsing fever, I had severe cardiac intermittence, very fatiguing and only relieved by small doses of digitalin.
Life of Elie Metchnikoff, 1845-1916|Olga Metchnikoff
The tincture contains a fair proportion of both digitalin and digitoxin.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4|Various
The effects on animals are identical with those of digitalin.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

With regard to commercial digitalin, as much as from 10 to 12 mgrms.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth

British Dictionary definitions for digitalin

digitalin

/ (ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪn) /

noun

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

Word Origin for digitalin

C19: from digital (is) + -in

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Medical definitions for digitalin

digitalin

[ dĭj′ĭ-tăl′ĭn, -tā′lĭn ]

A mixture of glycosides obtained from the leaves and seeds of the common foxglove and used as a cardiotonic.