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endorphin

en·dorp·hin

UK/ɛnˈdɔːfɪn/ US/ɛnˈdɔ(ɹ)fɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties

Origin

Borrowed from French endorphine, from endo(gène) (“endogenous, produced within”) and morphine.

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