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al·doste·rone (al däs′tə rōn′; al′dō stir′ōn′, -ster′-)
noun
a steroid hormone, CHO, produced synthetically and by the adrenal cortex glands: the chief regulator of sodium, potassium, and chloride metabolism, thus controlling the body's water and electrolyte balances
Etymology: < ald(ehyde) + ster(ol) + -one
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