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Definition of Adrenaline

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

Definition of Adrenaline

1. n. A crystalline substance, C₉H₁₃O₃N, obtained from suprarenal extract, of which it is regarded as the active principle. It is used in medicine as a stimulant and hemostatic.

Definition of Adrenaline

1. Noun. (hormone) An alternative name for epinephrine; the hormone and neurotransmitter. ¹

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Definition of Adrenaline

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Medical Definition of Adrenaline

1. A hormone produced by the adrenal medulla in mammals. It can be produced synthetically for medical purposes. It is secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to low blood glucose, exercise and stress and causes a breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver, encourages the release of fatty acids from adipose tissue, causes vasodilation of the small arteries within muscle and increases cardiac output. (27 Sep 1997)

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Literary usage of Adrenaline

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Textbook of pharmacology and therapeutics, or, the Action of drugs in by Arthur Robertson Cushny (1918)
"adrenaline. The suprarenal glands of all vertebrates have been shown to contain a body which possesses a powerful action on the organism, and which the ..."

2. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Seidell shakes 10 cc of gland extracts containing 1 :50000 adrenaline, for one hour with 5 mg. of powdered manganese dioxide, filters, and matches the ..."

3. The Chemistry of Synthetic Drugs by Percy May (1918)
"The name adrenaline was first given to it by Takamine,6 who was also the first to obtain it in a crystalline condition. ..."

4. Experimental Pharmacology by Dennis Emerson Jackson (1917)
"Empty out the arecoline and replace it with adrenaline. ... "When this occurs inject one and one-half cubic centimeters of adrenaline. ..."

5. Physiological chemistry: A Text-book and Manual for Students by Albert Prescott Mathews (1916)
"This indicates the presence of adrenaline-in small amounts in the blood at the beginning of anesthesia, a deduction confirmed by other experiments of which ..."

6. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"The constitution of adrenaline has been investigated by Jowett (Chem. Soc. ... adrenaline has been synthesised from catechol. Catechol is treated with ..."

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