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Noun: cardiac glycoside  'kaa(r)-dee`ak 'glI-ku`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