endorphin
Meanings
noun
- Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.
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Etymology
Borrowed from French endorphine, from endo(gène) (“endogenous, produced within”) and morphine.
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