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BUFAGIN

\bjˈuːfɐd͡ʒˌɪn], \bjˈuːfɐd‍ʒˌɪn], \b_j_ˈuː_f_ɐ_dʒ_ˌɪ_n]\

Definitions of BUFAGIN

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.

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A substance, C9H12O2, having properties similar to those of digitalis, contained in the secretion of the poison glands of a tropical toad, Bufo agua, and probably in that of the skin glands of other species of toads.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

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