Medical Term:
pilocarpine
Pronunciation: pī′lō-kar′pēn
Definition: An alkaloid obtained from the leaves of Pilocarpus microphyllus or P. jaborandi (family Rutaceae), shrubs of the West Indies and tropical America; a parasympathomimetic agent used experimentally to induce seizures externally as a miotic and in the treatment of glaucoma; used as the hydrochloride and the nitrate salts.
[G. pilos, a felt hat, + karpos, fruit]
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