epinephrine
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epinephrine
- /ˌɛp.ɪˈnɛ.fɹɪn/
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From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney”) + -ine.
noun epinephrines
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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.
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.
Similar: adrenaline, 4, 5-β-trihydroxy-N-methylphenethylamine
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noun hormone and neurotransmitter
| Español | epinefrina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 에피네프린 epinepeurin |
| 日本語 | エピネフリン epinefurin |
| 中文 | 腎上腺素 /肾上腺素 shènshàngxiànsù |
| Português | epinefrina |
| Français | épinéphrine |
| Deutsch | Epinephrin |
| Italiano | epinefrina |
| Ελληνικά | επινεφρίνη epinefríni |
| Русский | эпинефри́н epinefrín, адренали́н adrenalín |
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