DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does digitalis glycoside mean? 

• DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDE (noun)
  The noun DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDE has 1 sense:

1. a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove

  Familiarity information: DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

digitalin; digitalis; digitalis glycoside

Hypernyms ("digitalis glycoside" is a kind of...):

cardiac glucoside; cardiac glycoside (obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "digitalis glycoside"):

digitoxin (digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia)

digoxin; Lanoxin (digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully)

 Context examples 

In addition, this agent exerts a negative inotropic effect on the heart through a transiently induced hypocalcemic state, thereby antagonizing the inotropic and chronotropic effects of digitalis glycosides on the ventricles of the heart.

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