endorphin

English

Etymology

From French endorphine, from endo(gène) ‘endogenous’ + (mo)rphine ‘morphine’.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈdɔːfɪn/
(US) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈdɔ(ɹ)fɪn/
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪn

Noun

endorphin (plural endorphins)

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.

Derived terms

Translations

any of a group of peptide hormones

Catalan: endorfina f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 腦內啡, 脑内啡 (nǎonèifēi), 安多芬 (ānduōfēn), 內啡呔, 内啡呔 (nèifēidāi)
Czech: endorfin (cs) m
Finnish: endorfiini
French: endorphine (fr) f
German: Endorphin n
Greek: ενδορφίνη f (endorfíni)
Hungarian: endorfin (hu)

Italian: endorfina (it) f
Japanese: エンドルフィン (endorufin)
Maori: taiaki whakahari
Polish: endorfina (pl) f
Portuguese: endorfina f
Russian: эндорфи́н (ru) m (endorfín)
Spanish: endorfina (es) f
Swedish: endorfin (sv) n
Vietnamese: endorphin (vi)

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