Etymology

aldosterone

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Today it means: A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body. Full definition →

German Aldosteron
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  1. German · derived fromAldosteron
  2. English todayaldosterone

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

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