Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun aldosterone

1 sense of aldosterone

Sense 1
aldosterone -- (a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance)
       => mineralocorticoid -- (hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium)