sarmentogenin
noun
sar·men·to·gen·in
| \ sär-ˌmen-tə-ˈjen-ən
, ˌsär-mən-ˈtäj-ə-nən
\
, ˌsär-mən-ˈtäj-ə-nən
\
Medical Definition of sarmentogenin
: a crystalline steroid lactone C23H34O5 closely related to digitoxigenin, found in several plants of the genus Strophanthus, obtained especially by hydrolysis of sarmentocymarin, and used in a synthesis of cortisone