gitalin

[ jit-uh-lin, ji-tey-, ji-tal-in ]
/ ˈdʒɪt ə lɪn, dʒɪˈteɪ-, dʒɪˈtæl ɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a mixture of glycosides from Digitalis purpurea, used chiefly in the management of congestive heart failure.

Origin of gitalin

(di)gital(is) + -in1

Words nearby gitalin

gist, git, git-go, git-up-and-git, gita, gitalin, gite, gitim, gitmo, gittarone, gittern

Medical definitions for gitalin

gitalin
[ jĭt′l-ĭn, jĭ-tā′lĭn, -tăl′ĭn ]

n.

A crystalline glycoside obtained from digitalis.
An amorphous mixture of the glycosides obtained from digitalis.