Mineralocorticoid

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism.

    "Severely undervirilized males may have normal mineralocorticoid activity; fully masculinized males may display salt loss."

  2. 2
    hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium wordnet

Synonyms

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mineralocorticosteroid

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"Severely undervirilized males may have normal mineralocorticoid activity; fully masculinized males may display salt loss."

Etymology

From mineral + -o- + corticoid.

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