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catecholamine

ca·tec·ho·lamine

UK/katəˈkəʊləmiːn/ US/katəˈkɒləmiːn/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From catechol + -amine.

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