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Blend of meta- + epinephrine.
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Today it means: A metabolite of epinephrine (adrenaline) created by the action of catechol-O-methyl transferase on epinephrine. Full definition →
Blend of meta- + epinephrine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.