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Digitalis

Digˊi-ta′lis

,
Noun.
[NL.: cf. F.
digitale
. So named (according to Linnæus) from its finger-shaped corolla.]
1.
(Bot.)
A genus of plants of the family
Schrophulariaceae
, including the foxglove.
2.
(Med.)
The dried leaves of the purple foxglove (
Digitalis purpurea
), formerly used in heart disease, disturbance of the circulation, etc. Its use has been largely replaced by that of the pure active ingredient,
digitalin
. See
digitalin
.

Definition 2024


digitális

digitális

See also: digitalis and Digitalis

Hungarian

Adjective

digitális (not comparable)

  1. digital (representing discrete values)

References

  1. Tótfalusi István, Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára. Tinta Könyvkiadó, Budapest, 2005, ISBN 963 7094 20 2