digoxin
noun
di·gox·in di-ˈjäk-sən 
-ˈgäk-
: a poisonous cardiotonic steroid C41H64O14 obtained from a foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and used especially to treat atrial fibrillation
Example Sentences
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Louis Metzger Iv, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Microbes can also sabotage the classic cardiac drug digoxin, which is used to treat arrhythmias and heart failure. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020 First, the doctor injects potassium chloride or digoxin into the fetus’s heart, killing it within minutes. The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019 These include severing the umbilical cord or injecting potassium chloride or the medication digoxin into the fetus. Bill Rankin, ajc, 25 May 2018 Several doctors, including Wallace, testified that using digoxin in earlier stages of a pregnancy is uncommon, has not been thoroughly studied and is not always effective. Alejandra Matos, Houston Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2017 Administering an injection of digoxin, a drug used to treat heart disease in adults, is one method. Alejandra Matos, Houston Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2017 See More
Louis Metzger Iv, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Microbes can also sabotage the classic cardiac drug digoxin, which is used to treat arrhythmias and heart failure. Claudia Wallis, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020 First, the doctor injects potassium chloride or digoxin into the fetus’s heart, killing it within minutes. The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019 These include severing the umbilical cord or injecting potassium chloride or the medication digoxin into the fetus. Bill Rankin, ajc, 25 May 2018 Several doctors, including Wallace, testified that using digoxin in earlier stages of a pregnancy is uncommon, has not been thoroughly studied and is not always effective. Alejandra Matos, Houston Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2017 Administering an injection of digoxin, a drug used to treat heart disease in adults, is one method. Alejandra Matos, Houston Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary dig- (from New Latin Digitalis) + toxin
First Known Use
circa 1930, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
digoxin
noun
di·gox·in dij-ˈäk-sən dig-
dig- : a poisonous cardiotonic glycoside C41H64O14 obtained from the leaves of a foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and used similarly to digitalis see digitek, lanoxin