pilocarpine

pilocarpine Definition

pi·lo·car·pine (pī′lō kär′pēn′, -pin; -pil′ō-)

noun

an alkaloid, CHNO, extracted from the leaves of the jaborandi plant and used in medicine to stimulate sweating or to contract the pupil of the eye

Etymology: < ModL Pilocarpus, genus name (< Gr pilos, felt + karpos, fruit: see pile & carpo-) + -ine

pilocarpine Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

drop: Pilocarpine drops make your pupil smaller and can temporarily cause brow ache each time the drops are used.
eye: Pilocarpine eye drops can be given ( if available ) to make the pupil small.

Noun used with modifier

lithium: Preliminary data indicate that stress can increase lithium pilocarpine toxicity in rats.
agonist: Pretreatment with the M2 receptor agonist pilocarpine increased histamine PC20, at baseline, indicating normal function of the neuronal M2 muscarinic receptor.
receptor: Pretreatment with the M2 receptor agonist pilocarpine increased histamine PC20, at baseline, indicating normal function of the neuronal M2 muscarinic receptor.

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