| digitate impressions | The depressions on the inner surface of the skull which correspond to the convolutions of the brain. Synonym: impressiones digitatae, digitate impressions. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| digitate wart | A wart in which the papillae project like fingers; they occur in groups, often on the scalp. Synonym: digitate wart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digitated | <botany> Having several leaflets arranged, like the fingers of the hand, at the extremity of a stem or petiole. Also, in general, characterised by digitation. Dig"itately. Origin: L. Digitatus having fingers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| digitation | A division into fingers or fingerlike processes; also, a fingerlike process. Origin: Cf. F. Digitation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| digitationes hippocampi | Synonym: foot of hippocampus. Origin: Mod. L. Pl. Of digitatio (05 Mar 2000) |
| digiti | Plural of digitus. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digiti hippocratici | An obsolete term for clubbed digits or fingers. See: clubbing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digitigrade | <zoology> Walking on the toes; distinguished from plantigrade. Origin: L. Digitus finger, toe + gradi to step, walk: cf. F. Digitigrade. <zoology> An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf, etc.; distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the palm of the foot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| digitin | <protein> See saponin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| digitipartite | <botany> Parted like the fingers. Origin: L. Digitus finger + partite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| digitonin | <protein> See saponin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| digitonin reaction | The reaction of naturally occurring steroids with 3b-hydroxyl groups with digitonin, a steroid glycoside, resulting in the formation of an insoluble precipitate; useful in determining the presence of cholesterol and ergosterol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digitoxicity | Colloquialism for digitalis toxicity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| digitoxigenin | <chemical> 3 beta,14-dihydroxy-5 beta-card-20(22)enolide. A cardenolide which is the aglycon of digitoxin. Synonym: cerberigenin; echujetin; evonogenin; thevetigenin. Chemical name: Card-20(22)-enolide, 3,14-dihydroxy-, (3beta,5beta)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| digitoxin | <chemical> A cardiac glycoside sometimes used in place of digoxin. It has a longer half-life than digoxin; toxic effects, which are similar to those of digoxin, are longer lasting. Pharmacological action: anti-arrhythmia agents, cardiotonic agent, enzyme inhibitors. Chemical name: Card-20(22)-enolide, 3-((O-2,6-dideoxy-beta-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1-4)-O-2,6-dideoxy-beta-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1-4)-2,6-dideoxy-beta-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl)oxy)-14-hydroxy-, (3beta,5beta)- (12 Dec 1998) |