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DIGITOXIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does digitoxin mean?
• DIGITOXIN (noun)
The noun DIGITOXIN has 1 sense:
1. digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia
Familiarity information: DIGITOXIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("digitoxin" is a kind of...):
digitalin; digitalis; digitalis glycoside (a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove)
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