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epinephrin

epinephrin is the alternative form of epinephrine.

Meaning of epinephrine

Noun

epinephrine (countable and uncountable, plural epinephrines)

  1. 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.2023 November 1, “‘We’re sedating women with self-care’: how we became obsessed with wellness”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    adrenaline, 4, 5-β-trihydroxy-N-methylphenethylamine

Questions about epinephrin

What is epinephrin the alternative form of?
Epinephrin is the alternative form of epinephrine.

Words near epinephrin in the dictionary

  1. epinephelids
  2. epinephelin
  3. epinepheline
  4. epinephelins
  5. epinephric
  6. epinephrin
  7. epinephrine
  8. epinephrines
  9. epinephritis
  10. epinetra
  11. epinetron

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