Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A drug prepared from the dried leaves of Digitalis purpurea, used as a cardiac stimulant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants, natural order Scrophulariaceœ, containing about 20 species of tall herbs, natives of Europe and western Asia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of plants of the family
Schrophulariaceae , including the foxglove. - noun (Med.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove (
Digitalis purpurea ), formerly used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc. Its use has been largely replaced by that of the pure active ingredient,digitalin . Seedigitalin .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
genus ofherbaceous plants of the Scrophulariaceaefamily , including thefoxglove , Digitalis purpurea. - noun A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for
heart failure etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
- noun a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Substances known to inhibit sodium/potassium transport are certain digitalis alkaloids, e.g. oubain, and Skou showed that oubain interferes in the enzyme's activation by sodium.
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The word digitalis refers likewise to the digits, or fingers of a gauntlet.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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An all natural extract of the foxglove plant similar to an all natural extract of the stevia plant is digitalis, which is lethal if consumed in all but the most minute amounts.
Sweeter Than Sugar? 2007
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Then we come to the other, the digitalis, which is equally as beautiful.
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At the time the court concluded that the nurse had poisoned the babies with a drug used to treat heart conditions, digoxin, also known as digitalis, an extract from the foxglove plant.
RNW: English 2008
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Many of their herb remedies, such as digitalis (from foxglove) and atropine (from belladonna) are still in use today.
Even Cowgirls Get The Blues Robbins, Tom 1976
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Heart tonics and stimulants such as digitalis, strychnine and alcohol should be administered when the pulse beats weaken.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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It may be due to depression of the central nervous system, as in dumminess, or be the result of the administration of drugs, such as digitalis or strophantus.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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By 1785 Withering’s infusion now called digitalis was in general use.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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By 1785 Withering’s infusion now called digitalis was in general use.
American Connections James Burke 2007
chained_bear commented on the word digitalis
Usage/historical note on mandrake.
October 9, 2017