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git⋅a⋅lin

  [jit-uh-lin, ji-tey-, ji-tal-in]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a mixture of glycosides from Digitalis purpurea, used chiefly in the management of congestive heart failure.
Origin:
(di)gital(is) + -in 1
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Main Entry: gi·tal·in
Pronunciation: 'jit-&-l&n, j&-'tA-l&n, j&-'tal-&n
Function: noun
1 : a crystallineglycoside C35H56O12 obtained from digitalis
2 : an amorphous water-soluble mixture of glycosides of digitalis used similarly to digitalis
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gitalin git·a·lin (jĭt'l-ĭn, jĭ-tā'lĭn, -tāl'ĭn)
n.

  1. A crystalline glycoside obtained from digitalis.

  2. An amorphous mixture of the glycosides obtained from digitalis.

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