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Etymology
Modern Latin, from L. digitalis|digit�lis �of the fingers� (named with reference to the German common name for the plant, Fingerhut �thimble�).

Pronunciation
IPA|/dɪd�ɪ�teɪlɪs/

Noun
en-noun|digitales

1. A genus of herbaceous shrubs of the Scrophulariaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea.
2. A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.

#*2001: The ancient remedy digitalis, extracted from the foxglove plant, for example, acts by blocking sodium channels in heart muscle, preventing potentially dangerous overactivity. � Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 25)

Translations

Italian: digitale f
mid

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