| gitalin | An extract of Digitalis purpurea containing a mixture of glycosides and aglycons, with action and uses similar to those of digitalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gith | <botany> The corn cockle; also anciently applied to the Nigella, or fennel flower. Origin: Prov. E, corn cockle; cf. W. Gith corn cockle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| githagism | A disease similar to lathyrism, believed to be due to poisoning by seeds of the corn cockle, Lychnis githago. Origin: L. Gith, a plant, Roman coriander, + ago, to drive (05 Mar 2000) |
| gitogenin | (25R)-5a-Spirostan-2a,3b-diol;the genin of gitonin; a cardiotonic agent. Synonym: digin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gitonin | A gitogenin tetraglycoside composed of two galactoses, one glucose, and one xylose; F-gitogenin has one galactose, two glucoses, and one xylose. Both are cardiotonic agents. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gitoxigenin | The aglycon of gitoxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gitoxin | C41H64O14;a secondary cardiac glycoside from Digitalis purpurea and D. Lanata. Synonym: anhydrogitalin, bigitalin, pseudodigitoxin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gitter cell | A lipid-laden microglial phagocyte commonly seen at the edge of healing brain infarcts, a result of cellular phagocytosis of lipid from necrotic or degenerating brain cells. Synonym: compound granule cell. Origin: Ger. Gitterzelle, fr. Gitter, lattice, wire-net (05 Mar 2000) |
| gitterzelle | Synonym: compound granule cell. Origin: Ger. Fr. Gitter, lattice, + Zelle, cell (05 Mar 2000) |