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)