endorphin

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French endorphine, from endo(gène) ‘endogenous’ + (mo)rphine ‘morphine’.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈdɔːfɪn/
• IPA^(key): /ɛnˈdɔ(ɹ)fɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪn

Noun

endorphin (plural endorphins)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.

Derived terms

• endorphinergic
• neoendorphin

Translations

any of a group of peptide hormones

• Catalan: endorfina f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腦內啡／脑内啡, 脑内啡 (nǎonèifēi), 安多芬 (ānduōfēn), 內啡呔／内啡呔, 内啡呔 (nèifēidāi)

• Czech: endorfin (cs) m
• Finnish: endorfiini
• French: endorphine (fr) f
• German: Endorphin n
• Greek: ενδορφίνη f (endorfíni)
• Hungarian: endorfin (hu)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: endorfina (it) f
• Japanese: エンドルフィン (endorufin)
• Maori: taiaki whakahari
• Polish: endorfina (pl) f
• Portuguese: endorfina f
• Russian: эндорфи́н (ru) m (endorfín)
• Spanish: endorfina (es) f
• Swedish: endorfin (sv) n
• Vietnamese: endorphin (vi)