noun
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
Cardiac stimulants such as strychnin, digitalin, or strophanthin are contra-indicated in shock, as they merely exhaust the already impaired vaso-motor centre.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
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