Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A short-chain polypeptide that functions as a neurotransmitter especially in the transmission of pain impulses from peripheral receptors to the central nervous system.
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- noun biochemistry A
tachykinin neuropeptide associated withinflammatory processes andpain .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From p(ain).]
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