名詞 epinephrine:

1. a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
   同義詞：epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin

epinephrine 也作 ep.i.neph.rin

n.（名詞）
A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress, as from fear or injury. It initiates many bodily responses, including the stimulation of heart action and an increase in blood pressure, metabolic rate, and blood glucose concentration.Also called adrenaline
腎上腺素：腎上腺髓質(zhì)分泌的荷爾蒙，由于肉體或精神的壓力，如恐懼或受傷，而進(jìn)入血液。它激發(fā)很多生理反應(yīng)，包括刺激心臟活動(dòng)，升高血壓， 增加新陳代謝頻率和血液中葡萄糖的濃度也作 adrenaline
A white to brownish crystalline compound, C9H 3NO 3, isolated from the adrenal glands of certain mammals or synthesized and used in medicine as a heart stimulant, vasoconstrictor, and bronchial relaxant.
腎上腺素：白色到褐色之間的晶體化合物，C9H 3NO 3，由某些哺乳動(dòng)物的腎上腺提取或人工合成，用作心臟興奮劑、血管收縮劑和支氣管肌松弛劑

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