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Adrenalin   Listen
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Adrenalin, Adrenaline  n.  (Physiol. Chem.) A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that acts as a powerful stimulant in reponse to fear or stress; it stimulates autonomic nerve action. It can be obtained as a crystalline substance, C9H13NO3. It is used in medicine as a vasoconstrictor (hemostatic) and cardiac stimulant, also to reduce allergic reactions and to stimulate the heart in cases of cardiac arrest.
Synonyms: epinephrine; 3,4-dihydroxy-1-(1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)-ethyl)benzene.






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"Adrenalin" Quotes from Famous Books



... lip, while a helper may put firm pressure at the root of the nose at the inner angle of each eye. An ice bag may be placed at the back of the neck, and another piece of ice held on the forehead at the root of the nose. If these measures do not stop the flow of blood a few drops of adrenalin may be put into the nose and repeated in five minutes if necessary. As the bleeding begins to stop, as well as during the bleeding, all blowing of the nose is forbidden as it will only cause the bleeding to start afresh. It sometimes helps to hold a piece of ice ...
— The Mother and Her Child • William S. Sadler

... per cent. in adrenalin 1 per mille solution. 2. Beta-eucaine, 2 per cent. in adrenalin, 1 per mille ...
— The Elements of Bacteriological Technique • John William Henry Eyre

... stop", the unconscious had sent to the small arteries and veins the order to stop the flow of blood, and, obediently, they contracted naturally, as they would have done artificially at the contact of a haemostatic like adrenalin, ...
— Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion • Emile Coue



Words linked to "Adrenalin" :   trade name, epinephrine, neurotransmitter, hormone, catecholamine, endocrine, pressor, adrenaline, internal secretion



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