different between epinephrine vs phenylephrine

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??? (epí, “upon”) + ?????? (nephrós, “kidney”) + English -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??n?f??n/

Noun

epinephrine (countable and uncountable, plural epinephrines)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine.

   Synonym: adrenaline

Synonyms

• (hormone and neurotransmitter): 4,5-?-trihydroxy-N-methylphenethylamine

Hypernyms

• (hormone): catecholamine
• (neurotransmitter): monoamine, phenethylamine

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• adrenaline on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Blend of phenyl +? epinephrine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fi?.n??l??f.??n/, /?f?n.?l??f.??n/, /?fi?.n??l??f.?i?n/, /?f?n.??l??f.?i?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?f?n.?l??f.?i?n/, /?f?n.?l??f.??n/

Noun

phenylephrine (usually uncountable, plural phenylephrines)

1. (medicine, pharmacology) An ?-adrenergic receptor agonist related to adrenaline, used as a vasoconstrictor and nasal decongestant; 3-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)phenol, with the formula C₉H₁₃NO₂.

Synonyms

• phenylephedrine

Translations

References

• “phenylephrine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “phenylephrine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).