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enkephalin

en·kep·ha·lin

uncommon

noun

1.

an endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos, “brain”) + -in.

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