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nor|ep|i|neph|rine — «NR ehp uh NEHF rihn», noun. a hormone similar to epinephrine produced by the endings of the sympathetic nerves and found also in the adrenal medulla; noradrenalin. It stimulates the contraction of small blood vessels and is used in the treatment … Useful english dictionary
rine — ac·a·rine; ace·to·pur·pu·rine; ace·to·py·rine; ad·ven·tu·rine; aero·ma·rine; ami·do·py·rine; ami·no·py·rine; an·ti·py·rine; an·ti·sub·ma·rine; aq·ua·ma·rine; ban·jo·rine; be·bee·rine; bo·rine; cab·a·rine; cal·ca·rine; cap·rine; ce·rine;… … English syllables
epinephrine — ep·i·neph·rine … English syllables
Neo-Sy — Neo Sy·neph·rine; … English syllables
Neo-Synephrine — Neo Sy·neph·rine … English syllables
Epinephrine — A substance produced by the medulla (inside) of the adrenal gland. The name epinephrine was coined in 1898 by the American pharmacologist and physiologic chemist (biochemist) John Jacob Abel who isolated it from the adrenal gland which is located … Medical dictionary
metanephrine — A catabolite of epinephrine found, together with normetanephrine, in the urine and in some tissues, resulting from the action of catechol O methyltransferase on epinephrine; has no sympathomimetic actions. * * * meta·neph·rine nef .rēn n a… … Medical dictionary
norepinephrine — l (−) α (aminomethyl) 3,4 dihydroxybenzyl alcohol; a catecholamine hormone of which the natural form is d, although the l form has some activity; the base is considered to be the postganglionic adrenergic mediator, acting on α and β receptors; it … Medical dictionary
normetanephrine — A catabolite of norepinephrine found, together with metanephrine, in the urine and some tissues, resulting from the action of catechol O methyltransferase on norepinephrine; has no sympathomimetic actions. * * * nor·meta·neph·rine .nȯr .met ə… … Medical dictionary
ep — ep; ep·a·cri·da·ce·ae; ep·a·cris; ep·a·go·ge; ep·a·gom·e·nal; ep·a·naph·o·ra; ep·a·nor·thi·dae; ep·a·nor·tho·sis; ep·apophysis; ep·arch; ep·arch·ate; ep·ar·chi·al; ep·archy; ep·arcuale; ep·arterial; ep·au·let; ep·ax·i·al; ep·ei·rog·e·ny;… … English syllables
