Both Uses of
adrenaline
in
A Streetcar Named Desire
- Something disturbs me … adrenalin's pumped in my blood and I get short-winded, that's all, that's all there is to it.
Scene 1.1 *adrenalin = “fight or flight” stimulating hormone (also spelled "adrenaline")
- I woke up, I didn't know where I was or who I was with, I got panicky … adrenalin was released and I got short-winded.
Scene 1.1
Definition:
“fight or flight” stimulating hormone secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (making the body feel excited and ready for action)
Doctors are more likely to use the term epinephrine (possibly shortened to epi or EP). Adrenalin as a proper noun without the ending "e" is a trademark name for the same chemical.