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cardiac glycoside
cardiac glycosiden. Any of several glycosides obtained chiefly from plant sources such as the foxglove, used medicinally to increase the force of contraction of heart muscle and to regulate heartbeats.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cardiac glycoside - obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failurecardiac glucosidesteroid - any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effectsdigitalin, digitalis, digitalis glycoside - a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove |
cardiac glycoside
cardiac glycoside[‚kärd·ē‚ak ′glī·kə‚sīd] (biochemistry) A class of naturally occurring glycosides that exhibit the ability to strengthen the contraction of heart muscles. cardiac glycoside
glycoside [gli´ko-sīd] any compound containing a carbohydrate molecule (sugar), particularly any such natural product in plants, convertible, by hydrolytic cleavage, into a sugar and a nonsugar component (aglycone), and named specifically for the sugar contained, such as fructoside (fructose), glucoside (glucose), or pentoside (pentose).cardiac glycoside any of a group of glycosides occurring in certain plants (Digitalis, etc.), having a characteristic action on the contractile force of the heart muscle.cardiac glycosiden. Any of several glycosides obtained chiefly from plant sources such as the foxglove, used medicinally to increase the force of contraction of heart muscle and to regulate heartbeats.cardiac glycoside Pharmacology A drug that blocks the Na+/K+ pumpcardiac glycoside
Related to cardiac glycoside: digitalis, digoxinSynonyms for cardiac glycosidenoun obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failureSynonymsRelated Words- steroid
- digitalin
- digitalis
- digitalis glycoside
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