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BETA ENDORPHIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beta endorphin mean?
• BETA ENDORPHIN (noun)
The noun BETA ENDORPHIN has 1 sense:
1. an endorphin produced by the pituitary gland that suppresses pain
Familiarity information: BETA ENDORPHIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An endorphin produced by the pituitary gland that suppresses pain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("beta endorphin" is a kind of...):
endorphin (a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties)
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