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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
dig·i·tal·is
/ ˌdijiˈtalis/
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n.
a drug prepared from the dried leaves of foxglove and containing substances (notably digoxin and digitoxin) that stimulate the heart muscle.
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