Aldosterone Definition

ăl-dŏstə-rōn
noun
A steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that regulates the salt and water balance in the body.
American Heritage
A steroidal hormone, C21H28O5, 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.
Webster's New World
A steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex and regulates salt balance, blood volume, and blood pressure in the body.
American Heritage Medicine

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

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Other Word Forms of Aldosterone

Noun

Singular:
aldosterone
Plural:
aldosterones

Origin of Aldosterone

  • ald(ehyde) ster(ol) –one

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Aldosterone Sentence Examples

  • Conn's syndrome is also very rare, caused by a benign adenoma or hyperplasia of the zona glomerulosa producing excess aldosterone.

  • Conn's syndrome is a disease of the adrenal glands involving excess production of a hormone, called aldosterone.

  • Patients with a severe deficiency of cortisol and the related hormone aldosterone, often have a low sodium level and an increased potassium level.

  • The changes in plasma aldosterone, cortisol, and renin are summarized in the table earlier on the page.

  • The excess secretion of the hormone aldosterone into the blood is from an abnormal adrenal gland or glands.

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