digitalis

[ dij-i-tal-is, -tey-lis ]

/ ˌdɪdʒ ɪˈtæl ɪs, -ˈteɪ lɪs /

noun

any plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, especially the common foxglove, D. purpurea.

the dried leaves of the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, used in medicine as a heart stimulant.

Origin of digitalis

1655–65; <New Latin digitālis, a name apparently suggested by the German name for the foxglove, Fingerhut literally, thimble; see digital

Words nearby digitalis

digital frame, digital furrow, digital humanities, digital immigrant, digitalin, digitalis, digitalism, digitalization, digitalize, digital joint, digital mapping

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Example sentences from the Web for digitalis

Digitalis, half an ounce every morning, and one ounce every night, was now sufficient to empty her.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses|William Withering
Overdosing with digitalis has produced partial heart block in many cases.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
In this kind of dropsy I suspect the digitalis has less or no effect; as it particularly increases the absorption from the lungs.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin
Digitalis to be taken every night for six nights, and a saline draught with forty drops of acetum scillit.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses|William Withering

The second patient, on his relapse, took Digitalis again, combined with other things.
An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses|William Withering

British Dictionary definitions for digitalis

digitalis

/ (ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪs) /

noun

any Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Digitalis, such as the foxglove, having bell-shaped flowers and a basal rosette of leaves

a drug prepared from the dried leaves or seeds of the foxglove: a mixture of glycosides used medicinally to treat heart failure and some abnormal heart rhythms
any cardiac glycoside, whatever its origin

Word Origin for digitalis

C17: from New Latin, from Latin: relating to a finger (referring to the corollas of the flower); based on German Fingerhut foxglove, literally: finger-hat or thimble

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Medical definitions for digitalis

digitalis

[ dĭj′ĭ-tăl′ĭs ]

n.

A plant of the genus Digitalis, which includes the foxgloves, several species of which are a source of cardioactive steroid glycosides used in the treatment of certain heart diseases.

A pharmaceutical prepared from the seeds and dried leaves of the purple foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, and prescribed as a cardiac stimulant in the treatment of congestive heart failure and other disorders of the heart.

Scientific definitions for digitalis

digitalis

[ dĭj′ĭ-tăl′ĭs ]

A drug prepared from the seeds and dried leaves of the purple foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, and prescribed as a cardiac stimulant in the treatment of congestive heart failure and other disorders of the heart.

单词	digitalis
释义	digitalis [ dij-i-tal-is, -tey-lis ] / ˌdɪdʒ ɪˈtæl ɪs, -ˈteɪ lɪs / noun any plant belonging to the genus Digitalis, of the figwort family, especially the common foxglove, D. purpurea. the dried leaves of the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, used in medicine as a heart stimulant. Origin of digitalis 1655–65; <New Latin digitālis, a name apparently suggested by the German name for the foxglove, Fingerhut literally, thimble; see digital Words nearby digitalis digital frame, digital furrow, digital humanities, digital immigrant, digitalin, digitalis, digitalism, digitalization, digitalize, digital joint, digital mapping Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for digitalis Digitalis, half an ounce every morning, and one ounce every night, was now sufficient to empty her. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses\|William Withering Overdosing with digitalis has produced partial heart block in many cases. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:\|Louis Marshall Warfield In this kind of dropsy I suspect the digitalis has less or no effect; as it particularly increases the absorption from the lungs. Zoonomia, Vol. II\|Erasmus Darwin Digitalis to be taken every night for six nights, and a saline draught with forty drops of acetum scillit. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses\|William Withering The second patient, on his relapse, took Digitalis again, combined with other things. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses\|William Withering British Dictionary definitions for digitalis digitalis / (ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪs) / noun any Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Digitalis, such as the foxglove, having bell-shaped flowers and a basal rosette of leaves a drug prepared from the dried leaves or seeds of the foxglove: a mixture of glycosides used medicinally to treat heart failure and some abnormal heart rhythms any cardiac glycoside, whatever its origin Word Origin for digitalis C17: from New Latin, from Latin: relating to a finger (referring to the corollas of the flower); based on German Fingerhut foxglove, literally: finger-hat or thimble Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for digitalis digitalis [ dĭj′ĭ-tăl′ĭs ] n. A plant of the genus Digitalis, which includes the foxgloves, several species of which are a source of cardioactive steroid glycosides used in the treatment of certain heart diseases. A pharmaceutical prepared from the seeds and dried leaves of the purple foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, and prescribed as a cardiac stimulant in the treatment of congestive heart failure and other disorders of the heart. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for digitalis digitalis [ dĭj′ĭ-tăl′ĭs ] A drug prepared from the seeds and dried leaves of the purple foxglove, Digitalis purpurea, and prescribed as a cardiac stimulant in the treatment of congestive heart failure and other disorders of the heart. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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