digitalis
pronunciation
How to pronounce digitalis in British English:
UK [ˌdɪdʒɪˈteɪlɪs]
How to pronounce digitalis in American English:
US [ˌdɪdʒɪ'teɪlɪs]
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- Noun:
- a powerful cardiac stimulant obtained from foxglove
- any of several plants of the genus Digitalis
Word Origin
- digitalis (n.)
- 1660s, Modern Latin translation of German fingerhut, the German name of "foxglove," literally "thimble." Named by Fuchs (1542), and so called for its shape. The medicine (originally extracted from the plant) is so called from 1799.
Example
- 1. Plant poisons , from digitalis to curare , are routinely employed as drugs .
- 2. Hypercalcemia can worsen digitalis toxicity and may cause hypertension .
- 3. Have you taken digitalis recently ?
- 4. They know you killed them with digitalis .
- 5. I 'm familiar with digitalis .