Definition of digoxin in English:

digoxin

noun dɪˈdʒɒksɪndəˈjäksən

mass nounChemistry

A poisonous compound present in the foxglove and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant.
〔化〕异羟洋地黄毒苷，地高辛
Example sentencesExamples
- One doctor reaches for a ‘decent dose of warfarin and digoxin no hesitation at all’ to treat patients with atrial fibrillation because of the death of a grandfather.
- Although digitoxin is used widely in Europe, the cardiac glycoside digoxin is widely used in the United States.
- By adding a further four drugs to the search (aspirin, atenolol, digoxin, and statins) an additional 750 patients would be identified.
- If the patient had not previously received digoxin, digoxin was also administered during the first 24 hours.
- Conventional therapy with warfarin, digoxin, and diuretics improves symptoms but has a limited effect on disease progression.

Origin

1930s: contraction of digitoxin.

Definition of digoxin in US English:

digoxin

noundəˈjäksən

Chemistry

A poisonous compound present in the foxglove and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant.
〔化〕异羟洋地黄毒苷，地高辛
Example sentencesExamples
- By adding a further four drugs to the search (aspirin, atenolol, digoxin, and statins) an additional 750 patients would be identified.
- If the patient had not previously received digoxin, digoxin was also administered during the first 24 hours.
- One doctor reaches for a ‘decent dose of warfarin and digoxin no hesitation at all’ to treat patients with atrial fibrillation because of the death of a grandfather.
- Although digitoxin is used widely in Europe, the cardiac glycoside digoxin is widely used in the United States.
- Conventional therapy with warfarin, digoxin, and diuretics improves symptoms but has a limited effect on disease progression.

Origin

1930s: contraction of digitoxin.

词汇	digoxin
释义	Definition of digoxin in English: digoxin noun dɪˈdʒɒksɪndəˈjäksən mass nounChemistry A poisonous compound present in the foxglove and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant. 〔化〕异羟洋地黄毒苷，地高辛 Example sentencesExamples One doctor reaches for a ‘decent dose of warfarin and digoxin no hesitation at all’ to treat patients with atrial fibrillation because of the death of a grandfather. Although digitoxin is used widely in Europe, the cardiac glycoside digoxin is widely used in the United States. By adding a further four drugs to the search (aspirin, atenolol, digoxin, and statins) an additional 750 patients would be identified. If the patient had not previously received digoxin, digoxin was also administered during the first 24 hours. Conventional therapy with warfarin, digoxin, and diuretics improves symptoms but has a limited effect on disease progression. Origin 1930s: contraction of digitoxin. Definition of digoxin in US English: digoxin noundəˈjäksən Chemistry A poisonous compound present in the foxglove and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant. 〔化〕异羟洋地黄毒苷，地高辛 Example sentencesExamples By adding a further four drugs to the search (aspirin, atenolol, digoxin, and statins) an additional 750 patients would be identified. If the patient had not previously received digoxin, digoxin was also administered during the first 24 hours. One doctor reaches for a ‘decent dose of warfarin and digoxin no hesitation at all’ to treat patients with atrial fibrillation because of the death of a grandfather. Although digitoxin is used widely in Europe, the cardiac glycoside digoxin is widely used in the United States. Conventional therapy with warfarin, digoxin, and diuretics improves symptoms but has a limited effect on disease progression. Origin 1930s: contraction of digitoxin.
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