epinephrine

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n. 肾上腺素 [化] 肾上腺素

发音

US /ˌɛp.ɪˈnɛ.fɹɪn/
US /ˌɛp.ɪˈnɛ.fɹɪn/

词形变化

epinephrines 复数 epinephrines

别名

epinephrin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    肾上腺素

    可数 不可数 化学 生物 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

adrenaline adrenalin epinephrin

上位词 3

neurotransmitter pressor vasoconstrictor

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi 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.

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