pilocarpine

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

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noun

Pharmacology.

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

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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 ��î�� ( s ) felt, wool or hair made into felt + -o- -o- + -karpos -carp ) + -ine ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pilocarpine¹

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

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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.

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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.

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

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During the catarrhal period cold compresses to the neck and sweetened milk containing potassium chlorate are used instead of the pilocarpine, which is to be resumed as soon as a whoop recurs.

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

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pillwort pilomotor

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