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Pronunciation: /pilocarpine*/

pilocarpine

Definition

A drug used to increase salivation in people who have dry mouth caused by opioids or radiation therapy. Pilocarpine belongs to the family of drugs called alkaloids.

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lupus

triple-positive breast cancer

multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome

Schedule I drug

Vesanoid

combination chemotherapy

avascular necrosis

dosimetrist

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synthetic long HPV16 E6/E7 peptides vaccine ISA101b

MOF compound RiMO-301

Breyanzi

doxycycline hyclate injection

autologous anti-PD-L1-armored anti-CD22 CAR T cells

anti-HER2/anti-PD-1 bispecific antibody SSGJ-705

oncolytic adenovirus ICOVIR5-infected autologous mesenchymal stem cells

Anagrelide Hydrochloride Anhydrous

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frameshift mutation

TNBC

nail dystrophy

pseudogene

null allele

loss of heterozygosity

metachronous cancer

trichilemmoma

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