EPINEPHRINE


Meaning of EPINEPHRINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also epi·neph·rin ˌe-pə-ˈne-frən

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + Greek nephros kidney — more at nephritis

Date: 1899

: a colorless crystalline feebly basic sympathomimetic hormone C 9 H 13 NO 3 that is the principal blood-pressure raising hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla and is used medicinally especially as a heart stimulant, a vasoconstrictor in controlling hemorrhages of the skin, and a muscle relaxant in bronchial asthma — called also adrenaline

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