DIGOXIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does digoxin mean? 

• DIGOXIN (noun)
  The noun DIGOXIN has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DIGOXIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIGOXIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

digoxin; Lanoxin

Hypernyms ("digoxin" is a kind of...):

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

 Context examples 

Digoxin helps the heart work normally by controlling the amount of calcium that goes into the heart muscle.

(Digoxin, NCI Dictionary)

Digoxin inhibits the sodium potassium adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) pump, thereby increasing intracellular calcium and enhancing cardiac contractility.

(Digoxin, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called digoxin.

(Lanoxin, NCI Dictionary)

Apparently due to its effects on intracellular calcium concentrations, digoxin induces apoptosis of tumor cells via a pathway involving mitochondrial cytochrome c and caspases 8 and 3.

(Digoxin, NCI Thesaurus)