Definition

A powerful substance derived from a plant, used to treat heart conditions.

Example

The doctor prescribed digitoxin to help manage the patient's heart failure.

Conversation

I read an interesting article about digitoxin yesterday.

Oh really? What did it say?

It mentioned how digitoxin is used to treat heart conditions.

That's fascinating! I had no idea it was so important in medicine.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Digitoxin → It is formed from "digitus" (from Latin, meaning finger) and "-oxin" (a suffix used in chemistry to denote a toxic substance). The word "digitoxin" refers to a toxic compound derived from the foxglove plant, which affects the heart and is related to the shape of the plant's leaves resembling fingers.

Memory Tip

Think of 'digitus' meaning finger, as the leaves of the foxglove plant look like fingers, and remember that 'digitoxin' is a toxic substance derived from it.

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