pilocarpine

pilocarpine /pi·lo·car·pine/ (pi?lo-kahr´pen) a cholinergic alkaloid, used as the base or the hydrochloride or nitrate salt as an antiglaucoma agent and miotic and as the hydrochloride salt in the treatment of xerostomia associated with radiotherapy or Sjögren's syndrome.

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pi·lo·car·pine (pl-kärpn)

n.

A colorless or yellow poisonous compound used to induce sweating, promote salivation, and treat glaucoma.

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pilocarpine (pi″lokahr´pēn),

n an alkaloid that causes parasympathetic effects (e.g., secretion of salivary, bronchial, and gastrointestinal glands). It stimulates the sweat glands and also causes vasodilation and cardiac inhibition.

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pilocarpine

a cholinergic alkaloid from leaves of Pilocarpus jaborandi and P. microphyllus; used as an ophthalmic miotic in the form of its hydrochloride and nitrate salts.