PILOCARPINE


Meaning of PILOCARPINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpī-lə-ˈkär-ˌpēn ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Pilocarpus jaborandi, species of tropical shrubs

Date: 1875

: a miotic alkaloid C 11 H 16 N 2 O 2 obtained from jaborandi that is used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride or nitrate especially in the treatment of glaucoma

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