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adrenaline |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adrenaline \Ad*re"nal*ine\, n. Also Adrenalin \Ad*re"nal*in\ (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline substance, {C9H13O3N}, obtained from suprarenal extract, of which it is regarded as the active principle. It is used in medicine as a stimulant and hemostatic. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: adrenaline n : a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action [syn: {epinephrine}, {epinephrin}, {Adrenalin}]
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