Definition of pilocarpine in English:

pilocarpine

noun ˌpʌɪlə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpiːnˌpīləˈkärpēn

mass nounChemistry

A volatile alkaloid obtained from jaborandi leaves, used to contract the pupils and to relieve pressure in the eye in glaucoma patients.
Example sentencesExamples
- The plant's leaves contain pilocarpine, a rare alkaloid used in the treatment of glaucoma and when diagnosing cystic fibrosis.
- The traditional treatment using the drug pilocarpine lacked systemic side effects but produced pinpoint pupils and was unpopular with patients.
- In the sweat test, a small electric current is used to carry the chemical pilocarpine into the skin of the child's forearm.
- Oral pilocarpine is contraindicated in patients with uncontrolled asthma and in patients in whom miosis is undesirable, such as patients with acute iritis or narrow angle (angle closure) glaucoma.
- Parasympathomimetic drugs such as pilocarpine constrict the pupil and ‘pull’ on the trabecular meshwork, increasing the flow of aqueous out of the eye.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Pilocarpus (genus name of the jaborandi) + -ine⁴.

Definition of pilocarpine in US English:

pilocarpine

nounˌpīləˈkärpēn

Chemistry

A volatile alkaloid obtained from jaborandi leaves, used to contract the pupils and to relieve pressure in the eye in glaucoma patients.
Example sentencesExamples
- Oral pilocarpine is contraindicated in patients with uncontrolled asthma and in patients in whom miosis is undesirable, such as patients with acute iritis or narrow angle (angle closure) glaucoma.
- In the sweat test, a small electric current is used to carry the chemical pilocarpine into the skin of the child's forearm.
- The traditional treatment using the drug pilocarpine lacked systemic side effects but produced pinpoint pupils and was unpopular with patients.
- The plant's leaves contain pilocarpine, a rare alkaloid used in the treatment of glaucoma and when diagnosing cystic fibrosis.
- Parasympathomimetic drugs such as pilocarpine constrict the pupil and ‘pull’ on the trabecular meshwork, increasing the flow of aqueous out of the eye.

Origin

Late 19th century: from modern Latin Pilocarpus (genus name of the jaborandi) + -ine.

单词	pilocarpine
释义	Definition of pilocarpine in English: pilocarpine noun ˌpʌɪlə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpiːnˌpīləˈkärpēn mass nounChemistry A volatile alkaloid obtained from jaborandi leaves, used to contract the pupils and to relieve pressure in the eye in glaucoma patients. Example sentencesExamples The plant's leaves contain pilocarpine, a rare alkaloid used in the treatment of glaucoma and when diagnosing cystic fibrosis. The traditional treatment using the drug pilocarpine lacked systemic side effects but produced pinpoint pupils and was unpopular with patients. In the sweat test, a small electric current is used to carry the chemical pilocarpine into the skin of the child's forearm. Oral pilocarpine is contraindicated in patients with uncontrolled asthma and in patients in whom miosis is undesirable, such as patients with acute iritis or narrow angle (angle closure) glaucoma. Parasympathomimetic drugs such as pilocarpine constrict the pupil and ‘pull’ on the trabecular meshwork, increasing the flow of aqueous out of the eye. Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin Pilocarpus (genus name of the jaborandi) + -ine⁴. Definition of pilocarpine in US English: pilocarpine nounˌpīləˈkärpēn Chemistry A volatile alkaloid obtained from jaborandi leaves, used to contract the pupils and to relieve pressure in the eye in glaucoma patients. Example sentencesExamples Oral pilocarpine is contraindicated in patients with uncontrolled asthma and in patients in whom miosis is undesirable, such as patients with acute iritis or narrow angle (angle closure) glaucoma. In the sweat test, a small electric current is used to carry the chemical pilocarpine into the skin of the child's forearm. The traditional treatment using the drug pilocarpine lacked systemic side effects but produced pinpoint pupils and was unpopular with patients. The plant's leaves contain pilocarpine, a rare alkaloid used in the treatment of glaucoma and when diagnosing cystic fibrosis. Parasympathomimetic drugs such as pilocarpine constrict the pupil and ‘pull’ on the trabecular meshwork, increasing the flow of aqueous out of the eye. Origin Late 19th century: from modern Latin Pilocarpus (genus name of the jaborandi) + -ine.
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