digoxin

Meanings

noundigoxin (countable and uncountable, plural digoxins)

countableuncountablebiochemistryA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

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digitalis

More synonyms by meaning

noundigitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully

Similar

Lanoxin

Broader

digitalisdigitalis glycosidedigitalin

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Origin

First attested in c. 1930, contracted from digitoxin, from taxonomic name Digitalis lanata + toxin.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 地高辛

地高辛 (dìgāoxīn)drug

Finnish digoksiini

digoksiinidrug

Italian digossina

digossinadrug

Turkish digoksin

digoksindrug

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with digoxin

toxin dioxin thyroxine levothyroxine tocsin amatoxin antiantitoxin difenoxin gastrotoxin kurtoxin lycotoxin mitotoxin ophiotoxin vomitoxin

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digoxin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digoxin.

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