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catecholamine

noun/ˌkætɪˈkɒləmiːn/

C2CEFR level
90/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Any of a group of biogenic amines, including adrenaline and noradrenaline, that mediate the sympathetic stress response.

Alpha-blockade must precede beta-blockade to avoid an unopposed catecholamine surge during surgery.

Topic: Endocrine & diabetes in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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