Epinephrine

Etymology
From ἐπί: + νεφρός: + -ine:.

Noun

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

Synonyms

 * adrenaline

Related terms

 * norepinephrine

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: (shènshàngxiànsù)
 * Finnish:
 * German: Epinephrin
 * Greek:


 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Polish: epinefryna
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish: adrenalin

Hypernyms

 * catecholamine
 * phenethylamine

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