cardiac glucoside

Thân thiện

A scientist examines a cardiac glucoside sample under a laboratory light.

Definition

Noun A naturally occurring compound obtained from certain plants, used medicinally to increase the force of contraction of the heart muscle, primarily in the treatment of heart failure.

Usage

"Cardiac glucoside" is a technical term used in pharmacology, medicine, and botany. It refers to a specific class of active chemical substances.

Examples

• The doctor prescribed a cardiac glucoside to improve the patient's heart function.
• Digoxin is a well-known cardiac glucoside derived from the foxglove plant.
• The therapeutic use of cardiac glucosides requires careful monitoring due to their narrow safety margin.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used interchangeably with cardiac glycoside in modern scientific literature, as "glycoside" is the more chemically precise term for this class of compounds.

Variants and Related Words

• Cardiac glycoside (n): The more common and chemically precise synonym for cardiac glucoside.
• Digitalis (n): A general term for preparations derived from the foxglove plant (), which contain cardiac glucosides/glycosides.
• Cardiotonic (adj/n): Describing a substance that strengthens the heart's contractions; a drug with such an effect.

Synonyms

• Cardiac glycoside
• Digitalis glycoside
• Cardiotonic steroid

Notes on Meaning

While the core meaning is stable, note that "glucoside" is a somewhat older term. In contemporary scientific and medical contexts, cardiac glycoside is the preferred term, as not all these compounds contain a glucose molecule (the "gluco-" prefix specifically refers to glucose).

Học thuật

Noun

1. obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cardiac glycoside