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Cortisol vs Adrenaline - What's the difference?

cortisol | adrenaline |

As nouns the difference between cortisol and adrenaline

is that cortisol is the steroid hormone hydrocortisone while adrenaline is an alternative name for epinephrine; the hormone and neurotransmitter.

cortisol

English

Noun

(-)
  • (steroid hormone) The steroid hormone hydrocortisone.

    • Synonyms

    * hydrocortisone

    See also

    * ("cortisol" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

    * ----

    adrenaline

    English

    (wikipedia adrenaline)

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

    (-)
  • (hormone) An alternative name for epinephrine; the hormone and neurotransmitter.

    • Derived terms

    * adrenaline junkie * adrenaline rush