EPINEPHRINE

Meaning of EPINEPHRINE in English

[ ˌɛpɪ'nɛfrɪn , -ri:n ]

■ noun Biochemistry the hormone adrenalin.

Origin

C19: from epi- + Gk nephros 'kidney' + -ine 4 .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

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Drug information English vocab
EPINEPHRINE — also epinephrin noun see: nephritis Date: 1899 a colorless crystalline feebly basic sympathomimetic hormone C 9 H 13 NO 3 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EPINEPHRINE — or adrenaline One of two hormone s (the other being norepinephrine ) secreted by the adrenal gland s, as well …
Английский словарь Британика
EPINEPHRINE — ˌepəˈneˌfrēn, -_frə̇n noun also ep·i·neph·rin -_frə̇n ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + nephr- + -ine, -in : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPINEPHRINE — /ep'euh nef"rin, -reen/ , n. 1. Biochem. a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla upon stimulation by the central nervous …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EPINEPHRINE — n. adrenaline, hormone excreted by the adrenal gland
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EPINEPHRINE — also epi·neph·rin ˌe-pə-ˈne-frən Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + Greek nephros kidney — more at nephritis Date: 1899 : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EPINEPHRINE — [epi.neph.rine] also epi.neph.rin n [ISV epi- + Gk nephros kidney--more at nephritis] (1899): a colorless crystalline feebly basic sympathomimetic hormone …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EPINEPHRINE — n. Biochem. = ADRENALIN. [Gk epi upon + nephros kidney]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EPINEPHRINE — n. Biochem. = ADRENALIN. [ Gk epi upon + nephros kidney ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EPINEPHRINE — n. Biochem. ADRENALIN. Etymology: Gk epi upon + nephros kidney
Oxford English vocab
EPINEPHRINE — n. or adrenaline One of two hormone s (the other being norepinephrine ) secreted by the adrenal gland s, as …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
EPINEPHRINE — A substance produced by the medulla (inside) of the adrenal gland. The name epinephrine was coined in 1898 by the …
English Dictionary of Medicine
EPINEPHRINE — A hormone and neurotransmitter. Also called adrenaline.
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
EPINEPHRINE — Адреналин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EPINEPHRINE — адреналин, эпинефрин
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
EPINEPHRINE — n. Variant: also epi · neph · rin Pronunciation: ˌ e-p ə - ' ne-fr ə n Function: noun Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
EPINEPHRINE — адреналин
English-Russian Online Dictionary
EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE — Chemical structures of epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline). also called adrenaline and noradrenaline, two separate but related hormones secreted by …
Britannica English vocabulary
NOREPINEPHRINE — or noradrenaline One of two catecholamine hormone s ( epinephrine is the other) secreted by the adrenal gland s, as …
Английский словарь Британика
NOREPINEPHRINE — |nȯr+ noun Etymology: nor- + epinephrine : a crystalline compound (HO) 2 C 6 H 3 CH(OH)CH 2 NH 2 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADRENERGIC — /ad'reuh nerr"jik/ , adj. 1. of or like epinephrine in effect. 2. releasing epinephrine. 3. activated by epinephrine or any …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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CATECHOLAMINE — any of various naturally occurring amines that function as neurotransmitters and hormones within the body. Catecholamines are characterized by a …
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ADRENAL GLAND — also called Suprarenal Gland, either of two small and virtually identical triangular endocrine glands, one at the upper end of …
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ALCOHOL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES abstain from alcohol ▪ Pilots must abstain from alcohol for 24 hours before flying. abuse …
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