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Digitalis lanata — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Digitalis — A genus of perennial flowering plants of the family Schrophulariaceae. D. lanata, a European species, and D. purpurea, purple foxglove, are the main sources of cardioactive steroid glycosides used in the treatment of certain heart diseases,… … Medical dictionary
digitalis — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, of a finger, from digitus; from its finger shaped corolla Date: 1664 1. foxglove 2. the dried powdered leaf of the common foxglove that contains glycosides which act on the heart and that is a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
method — The mode or manner or orderly sequence of events of a process or procedure. SEE ALSO: fixative, operation, procedure, stain, technique. [G. methodos; fr. meta, after, + hodos, way] Abell Kendall m. a … Medical dictionary
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
pharmaceutical industry — Producers of pharmaceuticals, substances used in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and the modification of organic functions. The earliest records of medicinal plants and minerals are those of the ancient Chinese, Hindu, and… … Universalium
therapeutics — /ther euh pyooh tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the branch of medicine concerned with the remedial treatment of disease. [1665 75; see THERAPEUTIC, ICS] * * * Treatment and care to combat disease or alleviate pain or injury. Its tools include… … Universalium
Wildflowers of Soldiers Delight — The Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, consists of about convert|1900|acre|km2 of land in Owings Mills, Maryland, USA. cite web url = http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/soldiers.html title = Soldiers Delight Natural… … Wikipedia
Plant defense against herbivory — Poison ivy produces urushiol to protect the plant from herbivores. In humans this chemical produces an allergic skin rash, known as urushiol induced contact dermatitis … Wikipedia
James Blackshaw — Infobox musical artist | Name = James Blackshaw Img capt = James Blackshaw Img size = Background = Birth name = Alias = Born = 1981 Died = Origin = UK Instrument = Guitar Genre = Occupation = Musician Years active = Label = Associated acts = URL … Wikipedia
