ADRENALINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does adrenaline mean? • ADRENALINE (noun)
The noun ADRENALINE has 1 sense:
1. a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
Familiarity information: ADRENALINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ADRENALINE (noun)
Meaning:
A catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
Adrenalin; adrenaline; epinephrin; epinephrine
Hypernyms ("adrenaline" is a kind of...):
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)
endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)
neurotransmitter (transmits nerve impulses across a synapse)
catecholamine (any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland)
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