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gitalin

[jit-uh-lin, ji-tey-, ji-tal-in]
noun Pharmacology.
  1. 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
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gitalin

(jĭt′l-ĭn, jĭ-tā′lĭn, -tăl′ĭn)
n.
  1. A crystalline glycoside obtained from digitalis.
  2. An amorphous mixture of the glycosides obtained from digitalis.
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