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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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Zevalin

lymphangitic carcinomatosis

DVT

stage IV perihilar bile duct cancer

adult-type fibrosarcoma

EGD

kilogram

allogeneic bone marrow transplant

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anti-c-Met antibody-drug conjugate BYON3521

autologous PD-1-targeted chimeric switch receptor-modified T lymphocytes

anti-PD-1/TGFbRII fusion protein LBL-015

enadenotucirev-expressing anti-CD40 agonistic monoclonal antibody NG-350

MAGE-A1-specific T-cell receptor-transduced autologous T cells

busulfan/melphalan regimen

encapsulated rapamycin

pegfilgrastim anti-neutropenic factor

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phenocopy

biallelic

hemizygous

D’Amico criteria

hereditary predisposition

phenotype

consent process

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