en·keph·a·lin
n : either of two pentapeptides with opiate and analgesic activity that occur naturally in the brain and have a marked affinity for opiate receptors a : LEUCINE-ENKEPHALIN b : METHIONINE-ENKEPHALIN - compare ENDORPHIN .
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