digoxin
di·go·xin
noun
1.
digitalis preparation (trade name Lanoxin) used to treat congestive heart failure or cardiac arrhythmia; helps the heart beat more forcefully
Origin
First attested in c. 1930, contracted from digitoxin, from Digitalis lanata + toxin.
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