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pilocarpine

[ pahy-luh-kahr-peen, -pin, pil-uh- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. an oil or crystalline alkaloid, C 1 1 H 1 6 N 2 O 2 , obtained from jaborandi, and used chiefly to produce sweating, promote the flow of saliva, contract the pupil of the eye, and for glaucoma.


pilocarpine

/ ˌpaɪləʊˈkɑːpaɪn; -pɪn; ˌpaɪləʊˈkɑːpɪn /

noun

  1. an alkaloid extracted from the leaves of the jaborandi tree, formerly used to induce sweating. Formula: C 11 H 16 N 2 O 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pilocarpine1

1870–75; < New Latin Pilocarp ( us ) name of the genus of shrubs which includes jaborandi (< Greek pîlo ( s ) felt, wool or hair made into felt + -o- -o- + -karpos -carp ) + -ine 1
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Origin of pilocarpine1

C19: from New Latin Pilocarpus genus name, from Greek pilos hair + karpos fruit
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Example Sentences

The drops, meant to be used once a day, contain a drug called pilocarpine that contracts the pupil to create the pinhole effect, limiting extraneous light rays from entering the eye with their extraneous information.

Several of the drops, including Vuity, shrink pupils with the same active ingredient: a drug called pilocarpine with a long history as a treatment for glaucoma.

These patches contained pilocarpine nitrate, a substance that initiates sweating.

Lastly, pilocarpine may be thrown into the tissues in sufficient doses to procure its vigorous physiological action.

I do not believe in administering pilocarpine to assist the sweating.

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