enkephalin

Other forms: enkephalins

Definitions of enkephalin
  1. noun
    an endorphin having opiate qualities that occurs in the brain and spinal cord and elsewhere
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    type of:
    endorphin
    a neurochemical occurring naturally in the brain and having analgesic properties
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