Epinephrine

Epinephrine, also known as adrenaline,^[1] is a hormone and a medication. The names "adrenaline" and "epinephrine" come from the Latin words ad-+renes and the Greek words epi-+nephros. Both mean "into or onto the kidney" (adrenaline is made in the adrenal glands, which sit on top of the kidneys^[2]). In medical jargon, epinephrine is shortened to just "epi" (pronounced eh-pee).

1. ↑ Aronson, Jeffrey K. "'Where name and image meet'—the argument for 'adrenaline'," British Medical Journal (BMJ). 19 February 2000, Vol. 320, Issue 2733, pp. 506-509; retrieved 2012-11-15.
2. ↑ Chansky, Michael Lieberman, Allan Marks, Alisa Peet ; illustrations by Matthew (2013). Marks' basic medical biochemistry : a clinical approach (4 ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 175. ISBN 9781608315727.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)