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Helps the heart beat more forcefully
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digoxin
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully [syn: Lanoxin ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
digoxin \di*gox"in\, n. (Chem.) a steroid glycoside, one of the cardiotonic chemical substances which is extracted from the foxglove. It is a white, crystalline substance ( C41H64O14 ), and is a 3-substituted triglucoside of a steroid, related structurally ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Digoxin is a purified cardiac glycoside similar to digitoxin extracted from the foxglove plant, Digitalis lanata . Digoxin is occasionally used in the treatment of various heart conditions , namely atrial fibrillation , atrial flutter and sometimes heart ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A purified cardiac glycoside extracted from the foxglove plant, ''Digitalis lanata'', widely used in the treatment of heart conditions such as atrial fibrillation.
Usage examples of digoxin.
Next I have a squint at the kidneys: no digitoxin or digoxin, which was what this was looking like to me.