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DictionaryRoot: nephros
Greek

nephros

kidney

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A tightly framed, foot-end view of emergency epinephrine treatment makes the actual injector-to-outer-thigh contact the dominant shape.
noun

epinephrine

ep-ih-NEF-rin/ˌepɪˈnefrɪn/

A hormone also used as a medicine to stimulate the heart and open airways.

Etymology
epiGreekon, upon; over
+nephrGreekkidney
+ineFrenchan ending used in substance names

“Upon” and “kidney,” with a chemical suffix, point to the adrenal glands situated on the kidneys. The name identifies the hormone by that anatomical location rather than by its emergency effects.

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