cardiac glycoside meaning

• Noun: cardiac glycoside  'kaa(r)dee`ak 'glIku`sId
  1. Obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure
     - cardiac glucoside

  Derived forms: cardiac glycosides

  Type of: steroid

  Encyclopedia: Cardiac glycoside

• glycoside:    Noun: glycoside&nb ...
• digitalis glycoside:    Noun: digitalis gl ...
• glycoside transferases:    [Medicine]Enzymes ...

Examples

1. Bufalin, ouabain and digoxin are a few toxic cardiac glycosides.
2. Therapeutic uses of cardiac glycosides primarily involve the treatment of cardiac failure.
3. Cardiac glycosides, which affect heart function, are a ready example.
4. Cymarin is a cardiac glycoside and an anti-arrhythmia and cardiotonic agent.
5. There is a rather large homology in structure between arenobufagin and cardiac glycosides.