See Also: digitalis(encyclopedia)
Digitalis(medicine)
digitalis(dictionary)
herpes digitalis(medicine)
Digitalis glycosides(medicine)
digitalis unit(medicine)
digitalis toxicity(medicine)
digitalis tincture(medicine)
facies digitalis palmaris(medicine)
facies digitalis plantaris(medicine)

digitalis (iou)



digitalis noun. E17.
[mod. Latin, use as noun (sc. herba plant) of Latin digitalis pertaining to the finger, after German Fingerhut thimble, foxglove.]
The foxglove. E17.
A preparation of dried foxglove leaves used as a drug, esp. to stimulate the heart; a glycoside or mixture of glycosides present in this. L18.
digitalin noun the pharmacologically active constituent(s) of the foxglove M19.