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SPHYGMOGENIN

\sfˈɪɡmə͡ʊd͡ʒnˌɪn], \sfˈɪɡmə‍ʊd‍ʒnˌɪn], \s_f_ˈɪ_ɡ_m_əʊ_dʒ_n_ˌɪ_n]\

Definitions of SPHYGMOGENIN

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The active principle contained in an aqueous extract of the suprarena capsule; adrenalin, suprarenin, epinephrin.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

Substance derived from the suprarenal body, believed to increase arterial tension.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

An extract of the suprarenal gland, thought to be synonymous with epinephrin.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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