Helps the heart beat more forcefully

• Digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia

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.

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 ]

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 ...

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 ...