noun
- a poisonous glycoside obtained from foxglove plants, used medicinally to treat heart conditions
Usage: medical; pharmacology
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a medication containing digitalin to regulate the patient’s irregular heartbeat.
- Digitalin is extracted from the leaves of the foxglove plant.
- Due to its toxicity, digitalin must be administered in carefully controlled doses.
- The pharmacist explained that digitalin helps strengthen heart contractions.
- Researchers studied the effects of digitalin on cardiac muscle tissue.
- Overdose of digitalin can cause serious heart rhythm problems.