DIGOXIN


Meaning of DIGOXIN in English

/dij ok"sin/ , n. Pharm.

a cardiac glycoside of purified digitalis, C 41 H 64 O 14 , derived from the plant leaves of Digitalis lanata and widely used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.

[ 1930; DIG(ITALIS) + (T)OXIN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .