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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

アルドステロン

Pronunciation / Transliteration: arudosuteron

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Aldosterone/ælˈdɒs.tə.roʊn/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"アルドステロンは血圧の調節に重要な役割を果たします。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A steroid hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex that regulates salt and water balance in the body by increasing the retention of sodium and the excretion of potassium in the kidneys.

    "High levels of aldosterone can lead to increased blood pressure and fluid retention."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the mid-20th century, the term is a blend of 'aldehyde' and 'sterone', reflecting its chemical structure as a steroid hormone containing an aldehyde group. It was first isolated in the 1950s from the adrenal cortex.

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