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epinephrine
(epi|neph¦rine)
Pronunciation:
/ˌɛpɪˈnɛfrɪn, -riːn/
noun
Biochemistry
another term for
adrenalin
.
Origin:
late 19th century
: from
epi-
'above' + Greek
nephros
'kidney'
+
-ine
4
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