digitalin

American  

[dij-i-tal-in, -tey-lin] / ˌdɪdʒ ɪˈtæl ɪn, -ˈteɪ lɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a glucoside obtained from digitalis.

2. any of several extracts of mixtures of glucosides obtained from digitalis.

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digitalin British  

/ ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪn /

noun

1. a poisonous amorphous crystalline mixture of glycosides extracted from digitalis leaves and formerly used in treating heart disease

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Etymology

Origin of digitalin

First recorded in 1830–40; digital(is) + -in ²

Example Sentences

The physiological antidotes are atropine and digitalin or strophanthin, which should be injected subcutaneously in maximal doses.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Contains the glucoside digitalin and other active principles.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

Barium chloride, digitalin, physostigmin, nicotin and other substances, as well as adrenalin, have been found to exert a selective toxic action on the muscle cells of the middle coat of the aorta.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall

Give chloride of ammonium in 30 grain doses to prevent delirium; strychnine or digitalin hypodermically.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )

Cardiac stimulants such as strychnin, digitalin, or strophanthin are contra-indicated in shock, as they merely exhaust the already impaired vaso-motor centre.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis