what does dopamine mean?

DOPAMINE as NOUN

Meaning
- a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system
- as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension
Synonym(s)
- Dopastat (what does Dopastat mean?)
- Intropin (what does Intropin mean?)
Hypernyms(s) dopamine is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- monoamine neurotransmitter (what does monoamine neurotransmitter mean?)