digitoxin
[dij-i-tok-sin]
- a white, crystalline, water-insoluble cardiac glycoside, C41H64O13, or a mixture of cardiac glycosides of which this is the chief constituent, obtained from digitalis and used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
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An instructive case of poisoning by digitoxin occurred in the person of Dr. Koppe, in the course of some experiments on the drug.
Poisons: Their Effects and DetectionAlexander Wynter Blyth
Digitalin and digitoxin are par excellence the poisonous principles of the plant.
Poisons: Their Effects and DetectionAlexander Wynter Blyth
The benzene dissolves digitalein, and the chloroform, digitalin and digitoxin.
Poisons: Their Effects and DetectionAlexander Wynter Blyth
The most powerful is digitoxin C34H54O11, an extremely poisonous and cumulative drug, insoluble in water.
The tincture contains a fair proportion of both digitalin and digitoxin.
digitoxin
- a white toxic bitter-tasting glycoside, extracted from the leaves of the purple foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) and used in the treatment of heart failure and some abnormal heart rhythms. Formula: C 41 H 64 O 13
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Word Origin
from digi (talis) + toxin
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digitoxin
(dĭj′ĭ-tŏk′sĭn)- A secondary cardioactive glycoside that is derived from and similar in effect to digitalis but that is more completely absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract.
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digitoxin
[dĭj′ĭ-tŏk′sĭn]
- A highly active glycoside derived from digitalis and prescribed in the treatment of certain cardiac conditions. Chemical formula: C41H64O13.
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