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aldosterone

al·dos·te·rone

UK/ælˈdɒstəɹəʊn/ US/ælˈdɑstəˌɹoʊn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance

Origin

From aldo- (“related to aldehydes”) + -sterone, modelled on German Aldosteron; coined in the 1950s.

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