digitalis
IPA: dɪdʒʌtˈæɫʌs
noun
- Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).
- (medicine) A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
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Examples of "digitalis" in Sentences
- It can be associated with digitalis toxicity.
- He referred to digitalis as the opium of the heart .
- Patients on digitalis often show mild ST depression.
- Digitalis toxicity can cause this type of phenomenon.
- That would not occur, as digitalis SLO S the heart rate.
- It is a vasoconstrictor with effects similar to digitalis.
- An overdose of digitalis was reported as the cause of death.
- The inquest heard that death was due to poisoning by digitalis.
- Digitalis is like one of the original anti arrhytmics out there.
- The larvae of the Foxglove Pug feed on the flowers of Digitalis purpurea.
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