beta endorphin

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   an endorphin produced by the pituitary gland that suppresses pain

   Broaderendorphin

Questions about beta endorphin

What does beta endorphin mean?

beta endorphin means "an endorphin produced by the pituitary gland that suppresses pain".

Is beta endorphin a common word?

beta endorphin is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.