epinephrine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí) Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-) Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English epinephrine From Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-, “upon”) + νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney”) + -ine.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine. It is also used as a medication.
At the ER, after deflating me with a cocktail of epinephrine, a steroid and an antihistamine, the doctors scolded me for not coming in more quickly: I could have died of asphyxiation.
2023 November 1, “‘We’re sedating women with self-care’: how we became obsessed with wellness”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:“Anyone who has experienced or witnessed an anaphylaxis reaction knows it can be very stressful deciding when to inject epinephrine to themselves or a child and often delay,” Dr. Jonathan Spergel, chief of the allergy program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, said in a news release from ARS Pharmaceuticals.
2024 August 9, Meg Tirrell, “First nasal spray epinephrine drug for emergency allergic reactions gets FDA approval”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| epinephrines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
epipen · metanephrine · EpiPen · deoxyepinephrine · dipivefrine · racepinephrine · norepinephrine · phenylephrine
Hypernyms
phenethylamine (neurotransmitter) · catecholamine (hormone) · monoamine (neurotransmitter)
Synonyms
adrenaline · 4 (hormone and neurotransmitter) · 5-β-trihydroxy-N-methylphenethylamine (hormone and neurotransmitter)
Translations (22)
ja エピネフリン (hormone and neurotransmitter) · es epinefrina (hormone and neurotransmitter) · el επινεφρίνη (hormone and neurotransmitter) · fi epinefriini (hormone and neurotransmitter) · tr epinefrin (hormone and neurotransmitter) · fr épinéphrine (hormone and neurotransmitter) · de Epinephrin (hormone and neurotransmitter) · uk епінефри́н (hormone and neurotransmitter) · sv adrenalin (hormone and neurotransmitter) · eo adrenalino (hormone and neurotransmitter) · ru эпинефри́н (hormone and neurotransmitter) · ca epinefrina (hormone and neurotransmitter) · id epinefrin (hormone and neurotransmitter) · pl epinefryna (hormone and neurotransmitter) · it epinefrina (hormone and neurotransmitter) · hu epinefrin (hormone and neurotransmitter) · pt epinefrina (hormone and neurotransmitter) · cmn 腎上腺素 /肾上腺素 (hormone and neurotransmitter) · ru адренали́н (hormone and neurotransmitter) · ko 에피네프린 (hormone and neurotransmitter) · io adrenalino (hormone and neurotransmitter) · tr adrenalin (hormone and neurotransmitter)