aldosterone

n. 醛固酮 [化] 醛甾酮

发音

UK /ælˈdɒstəɹəʊn/
US /ælˈdɑstəˌɹoʊn/

词形变化

aldosterones 复数 aldosterones

别名

aldosterol

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.

    醛固酮

    化学 生物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

mineralocorticoid

词源

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

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