INTROPIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Intropin mean? 

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

1. a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTROPIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

dopamine; Dopastat; Intropin

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

monoamine neurotransmitter (a monoamine that is functionally important in neural transmission)

Domain usage:

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