Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun adrenaline

1 sense of adrenaline

Sense 1
epinephrine, epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin -- (a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action)
       => hormone, endocrine, internal secretion -- (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)
       => catecholamine -- (any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland)
       => neurotransmitter -- (a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse)
       => vasoconstrictor, vasoconstrictive, pressor -- (any agent that causes a narrowing of an opening of a blood vessel: cold or stress or nicotine or epinephrine or norepinephrine or angiotensin or vasopressin or certain drugs; maintains or increases blood pressure)