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cardiac glycoside
any of a group of drugs used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure, obtained from a number of plants, as the foxglove, squill, or yellow oleander. -
cardiac massage
a rhythmic compressing of the heart, using the hands to force blood through the blood vessels: an emergency medical procedure for treating heart failure -
cardiac neurosis
an anxiety reaction characterized by quick fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and other cardiac symptoms, but not caused by disease of the heart. -
digitoxin
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble cardiac glycoside, C 41 H 64 O 13 , or a mixture of cardiac glycosides of which this is the chief constituent, obtained from digitalis and used in the treatment of congestive heart failure. -
acebutolol
a beta blocker, C 18 H 28 N 2 O 4 , used in the management of hypertension, angina pectoris, and cardiac arrhythmias. -
aneurysm
a sac formed by abnormal dilation of the weakened wall of a blood vessel