digoxin

English

Etymology

1930s, contracted from digitoxin, from Digitalis lanata +‎ toxin.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪˈdʒɒk.sɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪˈd͡ʒɑk.sɪn/, /dɪˈɡɑk.sɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɒksɪn

Noun

digoxin (countable and uncountable, plural digoxins)

1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant.

Synonyms

• digitalis

Derived terms

• acetyldigoxin
• digoxigenin
• methyldigoxin

 

Translations

drug

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 地高辛 (zh) (dìgāoxīn)

• Finnish: digoksiini (fi)
• Italian: digossina (it) f
• Turkish: digoksin

References

• “digoxin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “digoxin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.