DIGITALIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does digitalin mean? 

• DIGITALIN (noun)
  The noun DIGITALIN has 1 sense:

1. a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove

  Familiarity information: DIGITALIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIGITALIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

digitalin; digitalis; digitalis glycoside

Hypernyms ("digitalin" is a kind of...):

cardiac glucoside; cardiac glycoside (obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "digitalin"):

digitoxin (digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia)

digoxin; Lanoxin (digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully)

 Context examples 

Digitalin inhibits the enzymatic activity of the sodium-potassium ATPase pump in cardiac tissue, thereby increasing intracellular sodium and calcium levels and providing a positive inotropic effect.

(Digitalin, NCI Thesaurus)