CARDIAC GLUCOSIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cardiac glucoside mean? 

• CARDIAC GLUCOSIDE (noun)
  The noun CARDIAC GLUCOSIDE has 1 sense:

1. obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure

  Familiarity information: CARDIAC GLUCOSIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARDIAC GLUCOSIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cardiac glucoside; cardiac glycoside

Hypernyms ("cardiac glucoside" is a kind of...):

steroid (any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cardiac glucoside"):

digitalin; digitalis; digitalis glycoside (a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove)