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digitalin

[ dij-i-tal-in, -tey-lin ]

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a glucoside obtained from digitalis.
  2. any of several extracts of mixtures of glucosides obtained from digitalis.


digitalin

/ ˌɪɪˈٱɪɪ /

noun

  1. a poisonous amorphous crystalline mixture of glycosides extracted from digitalis leaves and formerly used in treating heart disease
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of digitalin1

First recorded in 1830–40; digital(is) + -in 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of digitalin1

C19: from digital ( is ) + -in
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Barium chloride, digitalin, physostigmin, nicotin and other substances, as well as adrenalin, have been found to exert a selective toxic action on the muscle cells of the middle coat of the aorta.

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The tincture contains a fair proportion of both digitalin and digitoxin.

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Later on he comes across the alkaloids, such as strychnine, digitalin, cantharidin, and other terrible poisons of that class.

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It is better to use digitalin, one one-hundredth of a grain hypodermically, if possible.

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With breezy fatherliness which inspirited Una, he spoke of the possible presence of pneumococcus, of doing magic things with Romer’s serum, of trusting in God, of the rain, of cold baths and digitalin.

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