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en⋅dor⋅phin

  [en-dawr-fin]
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any of a group of peptides occurring in the brain and other tissues of vertebrates, and resembling opiates, that react with the brain's opiate receptors to raise the pain threshold.
Origin:
1970–75; end(ogenous) (m)orphine, with -ine resp. as -in 2
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en·dor·phin   (ěn-dôr'fĭn)   
n.  Any of a group of peptide hormones that bind to opiate receptors and are found mainly in the brain. Endorphins reduce the sensation of pain and affect emotions.

[endo(genous) + (mo)rphin(e).]
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Word Origin & History

endorphin 
1975, from Fr. endorphine, from endogène "endogenous, growing within" (from endo- + gene) + (mo)rphine.
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Main Entry: en·dor·phin
Pronunciation: en-'dor-f&n
Function: noun
: any of a group of endogenous peptides (as enkephalin and dynorphin)found especially in the brain that bind chiefly to opiate receptors and produce some of the same pharmacological effects (as pain relief) as those of opiates; specifically : BETA-ENDORPHIN
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endorphin en·dor·phin (ěn-dôr'fĭn)
n.
Any of a group of peptide hormones that bind to opiate receptors and are found mainly in the brain. Endorphins reduce the sensation of pain and affect emotions.

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