fludrocortisone acetate

fludrocortisone acetate definition - medical

flu·dro·cor·ti·sone acetate (flo͞oˌdrō-kôrˈtĭ-sōnˌ, -zōnˌ)

noun
A synthetic mineralocorticoid used to increase blood pressure by lowering the amount of salt the body excretes and to treat adrenocortical insufficiency resulting from Addison's disease.

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