ADRENALIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Adrenalin mean? 

• ADRENALIN (noun)
  The noun ADRENALIN has 1 sense:

1. a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action

  Familiarity information: ADRENALIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADRENALIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

Adrenalin; adrenaline; epinephrin; epinephrine

Hypernyms ("Adrenalin" is a kind of...):

pressor; vasoconstrictive; vasoconstrictor (any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure)

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

neurotransmitter (a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse)

catecholamine (any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

 Context examples 

These molecules, also called adrenalin and noradrenalin, act on the adrenergic receptors to exert responses including alteration of blood pressure, heart rate, metabolic activity, and bronchodilation.

(Neurotransmitter Biosynthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Glycogen is the main storage carbohydrate in animals, and is mobilized by liver and muscle to release glucose when hormones like adrenalin indicate that a burst of energy is required.

(Feeder Pathways for Glycolysis, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)