/ ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪs; NAmE ; NAmE also -ˈtælɪs/ noun
[ U ] ( medical ) a drug made from the foxglove plant, that helps the heart muscle to work
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: from the modern Latin genus name of the foxglove, from digitalis (herba) (plant) relating to the finger, from digitus finger, toe; suggested by German Fingerhut thimble or foxglove.