Both Uses of
adrenaline
in
The Hunger Games
- Adrenaline shoots through me and I sling the pack over one shoulder and run full-speed for the woods.†
p. 151.0 *adrenaline = “fight or flight” stimulating hormone
- But the adrenaline pumping through my body would never allow me to follow him, so I can't let him go.†
p. 339.9
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.