strophanthin

American  

[stroh-fan-thin] / stroʊˈfæn θɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a very poisonous, bitter glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the dried, ripe seeds of a strophanthus, especially Strophanthus kombe, used as a cardiac stimulant.

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strophanthin British  

/ strəʊˈfænθɪn /

noun

1. a toxic glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the ripe seeds of certain species of strophanthus: used as a cardiac stimulant

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Etymology

Origin of strophanthin

First recorded in 1875–80; strophanth(us) + -in ²

Example Sentences

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strophanthin

Instead, he passed Cleland a scrap of paper on which he had written the names of two possible candidates: digitalis and strophanthin.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2011

Each time, injections of adrenaline and strophanthin, and blood transfused directly into an artery, brought him back to a semblance of life.

From Time Magazine Archive

In sudden cardiac insufficiency, provided digitalis has not been given in large doses a short time before, strophanthin may be given intravenously once or at most twice at twenty-four-hour intervals.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne

The ordinary medicinal dose of strophanthin is one five-hundredth of a grain.

From The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman

Strophanthus: Strophanthus cannot be compared with digitalis, except when the glucosid, strophanthin, is administered subcutaneously or intravenously.

From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne