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Digitalis
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Digitalis
see synonyms of digitalisnoun
1.
any Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Digitalis, such as the foxglove, having bell-shaped flowers and a basal rosette of leaves
2.
a.
a drug prepared from the dried leaves or seeds of the foxglove: a mixture of glycosides used medicinally to treat heart failure and some abnormal heart rhythms
b.
any cardiac glycoside, whatever its origin
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Digitalis
see synonyms of digitalis noun
1.
any of a genus (Digitalis) of plants of the figwort family, with long spikes of thimblelike flowers; foxglove
2.
the dried leaves of a common digitalis plant (Digitalis purpurea) that usually has purple flowers
3.
a medicine made from these leaves, used as a heart stimulant
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Digitalis
see synonyms of digitalisn.
1. See foxglove.
2. A drug prepared from the dried leaves of Digitalis purpurea, used as a cardiac stimulant.
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