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gitalin

[ jit-uh-lin, ji-tey-, ji-tal-in ]
/ ˈdʒɪt ə lɪn, dʒɪˈteɪ-, dʒɪˈtæl ɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a mixture of glycosides from Digitalis purpurea, used chiefly in the management of congestive heart failure.

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Origin of gitalin

(di)gital(is) + -in1

Words nearby gitalin

GI series, Gish, Gissing, gist, git, gitalin, gite, git-go, gitim, Gitmo, gittarone
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Medical definitions for gitalin

gitalin
[ jĭt′l-ĭn, jĭ-tā′lĭn, -tăl′ĭn ]

n.

A crystalline glycoside obtained from digitalis.
An amorphous mixture of the glycosides obtained from digitalis.
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