aldosterone

See also: aldostérone

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ælˈdɒstəɹəʊn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ælˈdɑstəˌɹoʊn/

Noun

aldosterone (plural aldosterones)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.

Derived terms

• aldosteronism
• aldosteronoma
• antialdosterone
• hyperaldosteronism

 

Translations

aldosterone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 醛固酮 (zh) (quángùtóng)

• Finnish: aldosteroni
• Irish: aldaistéarón m
• Italian: aldosterone (it)
• Polish: aldosteron (pl) m
• Portuguese: aldosterona f
• Spanish: aldosterona (es) f
• Swedish: aldosteron (sv)

Italian

Noun

aldosterone m (plural aldosteroni)

1. aldosterone

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