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enkephalin

en·keph·a·lin [ en kéffəlin ] (plural en·keph·a·lins)


noun 
Definition:
 
natural painkiller: either of two chemicals with opiate qualities that are secreted in the brain and spinal cord and act to relieve pain

[Mid-20th century. < Greek egkephalos "brain" (see encephalo-)]
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