Medical Definition of Pilocarpus

1. A genus of trees and shrubs found in Central and South America and in the West Indies. Constitutes the botanical source for pilocarpine, an alkaloid which activates cholinergic muscarinic receptors. Pilocarpine is used in the treatment of glaucoma where it is instilled in the eye. Sudorific; miotic. Synonym: Jaborandi. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilocarpus

pillwort
pillwort
pillworts
pill bottle
pill bug
pill head
pill mass
pill pusher
pill roller
pilo-
pilobezoar
pilocarpine
pilocarpine
pilocarpines
pilocarpine esterase
pilocarpus (current term)
pilocystic
piloerection
piloid
piloid astrocytoma
piloid gliosis
pilojection
pilomatrixoma
pilomotor
pilomotor fibres
pilomotor reflex
pilomotor reflex
pilonidal
pilonidal
pilonidal cyst

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