aldosterone
Meaning
A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.
Synonyms
Translations
aldostérone
aldosterona
desossicortone
mineralocorticóide desoxicortona
desoxicorticosterona desoxicortona
كورتكويدات معدنيةPronounced as (IPA)
/ælˈdɒstəɹəʊn/
Etymology
From aldo- (“related to aldehydes”) + -sterone, modelled on German Aldosteron; coined in the 1950s.
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