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pilocarpine
[ pahy-luh-kahr-peen, -pin, pil-uh- ]
noun
- 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
- an alkaloid extracted from the leaves of the jaborandi tree, formerly used to induce sweating. Formula: C 11 H 16 N 2 O 2
Word History and Origins
Origin of pilocarpine1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pilocarpine1
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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