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DIGITALIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("digitalis" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "digitalis"):
common foxglove; Digitalis purpurea; fairy bell; finger-flower; finger-root; fingerflower; fingerroot (tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock)
Digitalis lutea; straw foxglove; yellow foxglove (European yellow-flowered foxglove)
Holonyms ("digitalis" is a member of...):
genus Digitalis (genus of Eurasian herbs having alternate leaves and racemes of showy bell-shaped flowers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
Synonyms:
digitalin; digitalis; digitalis glycoside
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("digitalis" is a kind of...):
cardiac glucoside; cardiac glycoside (obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "digitalis"):
digitoxin (digitalis preparation used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia)
digoxin; Lanoxin (digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully)
Derivation:
digitalize (administer digitalis such that the patient benefits maximally without getting adverse effects)
