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单词 epinephrine
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Definition of epinephrine in English:

epinephrine

noun ˌɛpɪˈnɛfrɪnˌɛpɪˈnɛfriːnˌɛpəˈnɛfrən
Biochemistry
  • another term for adrenaline
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This adrenaline rush is an effect caused by the adrenal glands in the body manufacturing epinephrine, cortisol, and norepinephrine.
    • While you may not be at such an extreme stage, striving, failure and self - criticism lead to stress, which floods the blood with hormones epinephrine and cortisol.
    • And as the day goes on, your body makes less cortisol, less epinephrine.
    • In addition to their effects as neurotransmitters, norepinephrine and epinephrine can influence the rate of metabolism.
    • The pancreatic hormone exerts an opposing effect to that of glucagon and epinephrine.

Origin

Late 19th century: from epi- 'above' + Greek nephros 'kidney' + -ine4.

Definition of epinephrine in US English:

epinephrine

nounˌepəˈnefrənˌɛpəˈnɛfrən
Biochemistry
  • another term for adrenaline
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This adrenaline rush is an effect caused by the adrenal glands in the body manufacturing epinephrine, cortisol, and norepinephrine.
    • While you may not be at such an extreme stage, striving, failure and self - criticism lead to stress, which floods the blood with hormones epinephrine and cortisol.
    • The pancreatic hormone exerts an opposing effect to that of glucagon and epinephrine.
    • And as the day goes on, your body makes less cortisol, less epinephrine.
    • In addition to their effects as neurotransmitters, norepinephrine and epinephrine can influence the rate of metabolism.

Origin

Late 19th century: from epi- ‘above’ + Greek nephros ‘kidney’ + -ine.

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