Difference between Digoxin and Digitalis
What is the difference between Digoxin and Digitalis?
Digoxin as a noun is a purified cardiac glycoside extracted from the foxglove plant, digitalis lanata, widely used in the treatment of heart conditions such as atrial fibrillation. while Digitalis as a noun is a genus of herbaceous shrubs of the scrophulariaceae family, including the foxglove, digitalis purpurea.
Digoxin
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A purified cardiac glycoside extracted from the foxglove plant, Digitalis lanata, widely used in the treatment of heart conditions such as atrial fibrillation.
Digitalis
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A genus of herbaceous shrubs of the Scrophulariaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea.A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
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