Vi fant 1 definisjoner av epinephrin på engelsk.
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| epinephrin - a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action | ||
| epinephrine, adrenaline, Adrenalin | ||
| hormone, internal secretion, endocrine the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | ||
| catecholamine any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland | ||
| neurotransmitter a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse | ||
| pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure | ||