CATECHOLAMINE

catecholamine

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

catecholamine (plural catecholamines)

(biochemistry) Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.

Hypernyms

• benzenediol

Hyponyms

• adrenalone

• arbutamine

• cysteinyldopa

• deoxyepinephrine

• dopamine

• dopexamine

• epinephrine

• hexoprenaline

• isoprenaline

• methyldopa

• nordefrin

• norepinephrine

• oxidopamine

Source: Wiktionary



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