adj
Meaning 1
Having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
adrenergic
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adj
Meaning 2
Containing or releasing adrenaline.
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adj
Meaning 3
Activated by an adrenal mechanism.
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noun
Meaning 4
Any adrenergic compound.
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adjective
Meaning 5
relating to epinephrine (its release or action)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sympathomimetic
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noun
Meaning 6
drug that has the effects of epinephrine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adrenergic drug
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor
Narrower terms: phenylephrine, phenylpropanolamine
History
Etymology
From adren- + -ergic.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: adrenergní — having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine
- Finnish: adrenerginen — having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine
- German: adrenerg — having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine
- Indonesian: adrenergik — having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine
- Portuguese: adrenérgico — having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine
- Spanish: adrenérgico — having the quality of adrenaline or epinephrine
- Catalan: adrenèrgic — containing or releasing adrenaline
- Finnish: adrenerginen — containing or releasing adrenaline
- German: adrenerg — containing or releasing adrenaline
- Hungarian: adrenerg — containing or releasing adrenaline
- Indonesian: adrenergik — containing or releasing adrenaline
- Polish: adrenergiczny — containing or releasing adrenaline
- Portuguese: adrenérgico — containing or releasing adrenaline
- Spanish: adrenérgico — containing or releasing adrenaline
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