epinephrine
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney”) + -ine.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
epinephrine (countable and uncountable, plural epinephrines)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry, medicine) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine. It is also used as a medication.
- Synonym: adrenaline
- 2023 November 1, “‘We’re sedating women with self-care’: how we became obsessed with wellness”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- At the ER, after deflating me with a cocktail of epinephrine, a steroid and an antihistamine, the doctors scolded me for not coming in more quickly: I could have died of asphyxiation.
Synonyms[edit]
- (hormone and neurotransmitter): 4,5-β-trihydroxy-N-methylphenethylamine
Hypernyms[edit]
- (hormone): catecholamine
- (neurotransmitter): monoamine, phenethylamine
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
hormone and nurotransmitter
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Further reading[edit]
- adrenaline on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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