aldosterone
/ælˈdɒstərəʊn//ælˈdɑstəˌroʊn/
构词拆解
- -sterone
- (biochemistry, steroids) Steroid hormone. · (pharmacology) Used to form names of androgens/anabolic steroids and progestational steroids.
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aldosterone
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名词noun
- 1(biochemistry, steroids) A mineralocorticoid hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex, that regulates the balance of sodium and potassium in the body.