digoxin: Meaning and Definition of

dig•ox•in

Pronunciation: (dij-ok'sin), [key]
— n. Pharm.
  1. a cardiac glycoside of purified digitalis, CHO, derived from the plant leaves of Digitalis lanata and widely used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
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