单词 | digitalis |
释义 | Word Frequency digitalis(ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪs) noun 1. any Eurasian scrophulariaceous plant of the genus Digitalis, such as the foxglove, having bell-shaped flowers and a basal rosette of leaves 2. a. 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 b. any cardiac glycoside, whatever its origin Word origin C17: from New Latin, from Latin: relating to a finger (referring to the corollas ofthe flower); based on German Fingerhut foxglove, literally: finger-hat or thimble |
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