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pilocarpine

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006680

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006680
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006680",
  "term": "pilocarpine",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "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.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pilocarpine/"
}

Record 13,239 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.