Explore Digoxin through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like digitalis. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Digoxin in a sentence
Digoxin meaning
A poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant.
Synonyms of Digoxin
Using Digoxin
- The main meaning on this page is: A poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant.
- Useful related words include: lanoxin, digitalis, digitalis glycoside, digitalin.
- In the example corpus, digoxin often appears in combinations such as: of digoxin, digoxin from.
Context around Digoxin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Digoxin
- In this selection, "digoxin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, inject, therapy and intrafetally stand out and add context to how "digoxin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include digoxin from the and in that digoxin has an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "digoxin" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with digoxin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nanomagnet-based removal of lead and digoxin from living rats. (10 words)
The most common method of inducing fetal demise is to inject digoxin intrafetally or potassium chloride intrathoracically. (17 words)
Digoxin from the foxglove plant is used clinically, whereas bufalin and ouabain are used only experimentally due to their extremely high potency. (22 words)
Feticidal injection of digoxin or potassium chloride may be administered at the beginning of the procedure to allow for softening of the fetal bones or to comply with relevant laws in the physician's jurisdiction. (35 words)
Despite its relatively recent approval by the Food and Drug Administration and the guideline recommendations, the therapeutic use of digoxin is declining in patients with heart failure—likely the result of several factors. (33 words)
Safety concerns regarding a proposed link between digoxin therapy and increased mortality in women may be contributing to the decline in therapeutic use of digoxin. (25 words)
Example sentences (7)
Safety concerns regarding a proposed link between digoxin therapy and increased mortality in women may be contributing to the decline in therapeutic use of digoxin.
Despite its relatively recent approval by the Food and Drug Administration and the guideline recommendations, the therapeutic use of digoxin is declining in patients with heart failure—likely the result of several factors.
Digoxin from the foxglove plant is used clinically, whereas bufalin and ouabain are used only experimentally due to their extremely high potency.
Feticidal injection of digoxin or potassium chloride may be administered at the beginning of the procedure to allow for softening of the fetal bones or to comply with relevant laws in the physician's jurisdiction.
Nanomagnet-based removal of lead and digoxin from living rats.
The most common method of inducing fetal demise is to inject digoxin intrafetally or potassium chloride intrathoracically.
The two drugs differ in that digoxin has an additional hydroxyl group at the C-3 position on the B-ring (adjacent to the pentane).
Common combinations with digoxin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of digoxin 3×
- digoxin from 2×