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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

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