digoxin

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/daɪˈdʒɒksɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dij ok′sin)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dig•ox•in  (dij ok′sin),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
  1. Drugsa cardiac glycoside of purified digitalis, C41H64O14, derived from the plant leaves of Digitalis lanata and widely used in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
  • dig(italis) + (t)oxin 1930

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
digoxin / dɪˈdʒɒksɪn/
  1. a glycoside extracted from the leaves of the woolly foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and used in the treatment of heart failure. Formula: C41H64O14
'digoxin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Lanoxin

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