What does digitalis mean in English? Meaning of digitalis definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "digitalis" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "digitalis": a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
Noun
Meaning: a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
Synonyms: digitalin
digitalis
digitalis glycoside
Hyponyms: digitoxin
digoxin
lanoxin
Hypernyms: cardiac glucoside
cardiac glycoside
Pronunciation in US: /dɪdʒɪˈtælɪs/, /dɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪs/
Pronunciation in UK: /dɪdʒɪˈtɑːlɪs/
Meaning of "digitalis": any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
Noun
Meaning: any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
Synonyms: digitalis
foxglove
Hyponyms: common foxglove
digitalis lutea
digitalis purpurea
fairy bell
finger-flower
finger-root
fingerflower
fingerroot
straw foxglove
yellow foxglove
Hypernyms: herb
herbaceous plant
Pronunciation in US: /dɪdʒɪˈtælɪs/, /dɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪs/
Pronunciation in UK: /dɪdʒɪˈtɑːlɪs/
Adjective: Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea). James Moore, Gardens of the Misses Garnier in 1834, The Gardener’s Magazine, and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement, volume 19, page 210: 11. Delphiniums and digitalises. 1836, Joseph Harrison, The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists’ Magazine, volume 4, page 133: At the Medico-Botanical Society on Tuesday, Dr. Morries, made some some observations on opium, digitales, conium, and hyoscyamus, and exhibited specimens of oils obtained from the latter plants. 1903, American Florist, volume 19, page 555: Polemoniums of various species, aubretias, dwarf phloxes, delphiniums, digitalises, gerums, erigerons and a number of other things have bloomed a second time […]James Moore, Gardens of the Misses Garnier in 1834, The Gardener’s Magazine, and Register of Rural & Domestic Improvement, volume 19, page 210: 11. Delphiniums and digitalises.1836, Joseph Harrison, The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists’ Magazine, volume 4, page 133: At the Medico-Botanical Society on Tuesday, Dr. Morries, made some some observations on opium, digitales, conium, and hyoscyamus, and exhibited specimens of oils obtained from the latter plants.1903, American Florist, volume 19, page 555: Polemoniums of various species, aubretias, dwarf phloxes, delphiniums, digitalises, gerums, erigerons and a number of other things have bloomed a second time […]A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc. 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin 2010, p. 188: ‘You very nearly died. I had to give you digitalis three times.’ 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2001, p. 25: The ancient remedy digitalis, extracted from the foxglove plant, for example, acts by blocking sodium channels in heart muscle, preventing potentially dangerous overactivity.1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin 2010, p. 188: ‘You very nearly died. I had to give you digitalis three times.’2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2001, p. 25: The ancient remedy digitalis, extracted from the foxglove plant, for example, acts by blocking sodium channels in heart muscle, preventing potentially dangerous overactivity.
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