epinephrine

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπί (“upon”) + νεφρός (“kidney”) + -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛpɪˈnɛfɹɪn/

Noun

epinephrine (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) Adrenaline: a catecholamine hormone secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system).
2. (biochemistry) A neurotransmitter which is synthesized from norepinephrine.

Usage notes

Is used medicinally as a heart stimulant, vasoconstrictor and bronchial relaxant.

Synonyms

• adrenaline

Related terms

• norepinephrine

Translations

epinephrine

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: trad. 腎上腺素, simpl. 肾上腺素 (shènshàngxiànsù)

• Esperanto: adrenalino (eo)
• Finnish: efedriini (fi)
• German: Epinephrin (de) n
• Greek: επινεφρίνη (el) (epinefríni) f

• Ido: adrenalino (io)
• Italian: epinefrina (it) f
• Polish: epinefryna (pl) f
• Spanish: epinefrina (es) f
• Turkish: adrenalin (tr)

Hypernyms

• catecholamine
• phenethylamine