Digitalis
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /dɪdʒɪˈtɑːlɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Digitalis is a noun meaning Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).
Meaning
Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).
More Meanings
- (medicine) A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
Example Sentences
11. Delphiniums and digitalises.
‘You very nearly died. I had to give you digitalis three times.’
Polemoniums of various species, aubretias, dwarf phloxes, delphiniums, digitalises, gerums, erigerons and a number of other things have bloomed a second time […]
The ancient remedy digitalis, extracted from the foxglove plant, for example, acts by blocking sodium channels in heart muscle, preventing potentially dangerous overactivity.
Word Forms
- digitalises
Synonyms for digitalis
Depending on context, synonyms include foxglove, digitalin.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foxglove, digitalin, digoxin, digitoxin, cardenolide, fox-glove.
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