Wondering how to use Digitalis in a sentence? Below are 5 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as foxglove or herb.
Digitalis in a sentence
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Digitalis meaning
- Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).
- A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
Synonyms of Digitalis
Using Digitalis
- The main meaning on this page is: Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea). | A medical extract of Digitalis purpurea prescribed for heart failure etc.
- Useful related words include: digitalis glycoside, digitalin, cardiac glycoside, cardiac glucoside.
Context around Digitalis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Digitalis
- In this selection, "digitalis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, containing, means, plant, poisoning and plants stand out and add context to how "digitalis" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include digitalis poisoning can and effect means digitalis is not. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "digitalis" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with digitalis
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William Withering - The Introduction of Digitalis into Clinical Practice. (9 words)
Depending on the species, the digitalis plant may contain several deadly physiological and chemically related cardiac and steroidal glycosides. (19 words)
Other fatal accidents involve children drinking the water in a vase containing digitalis plants. citation Drying does not reduce the toxicity of the plant. (24 words)
The dependence on the vagal effect means digitalis is not effective when a patient has a high sympathetic nervous system drive, which is the case with acutely ill persons, and also during exercise. (33 words)
Digitalis poisoning can cause heart block and either bradycardia (decreased heart rate) or tachycardia (increased heart rate), depending on the dose and the condition of one's heart. (28 words)
Other fatal accidents involve children drinking the water in a vase containing digitalis plants. citation Drying does not reduce the toxicity of the plant. (24 words)
Example sentences (5)
Depending on the species, the digitalis plant may contain several deadly physiological and chemically related cardiac and steroidal glycosides.
Digitalis poisoning can cause heart block and either bradycardia (decreased heart rate) or tachycardia (increased heart rate), depending on the dose and the condition of one's heart.
Other fatal accidents involve children drinking the water in a vase containing digitalis plants. citation Drying does not reduce the toxicity of the plant.
The dependence on the vagal effect means digitalis is not effective when a patient has a high sympathetic nervous system drive, which is the case with acutely ill persons, and also during exercise.
William Withering - The Introduction of Digitalis into Clinical Practice.