CATECHOLAMINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does catecholamine mean? • CATECHOLAMINE (noun)
The noun CATECHOLAMINE has 1 sense:
1. any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland
Familiarity information: CATECHOLAMINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CATECHOLAMINE (noun)
Meaning:
Any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("catecholamine" is a kind of...):
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "catecholamine"):
noradrenaline; norepinephrine (a catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses)
Adrenalin; adrenaline; epinephrin; epinephrine (a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action)
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