ALDOSTERONISM

Meaning of ALDOSTERONISM in English

[ ˌaldə(ʊ)'stɛrənɪz(ə)m ]

■ noun Medicine a condition in which there is excessive secretion of aldosterone, leading to high blood pressure.

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ALDOSTERONISM — noun Date: 1955 a condition that is characterized by excessive secretion of aldosterone and typically by loss of body potassium, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALDOSTERONISM — alˈdästəˌrōˌnizəm, ˌaldōstə̇ˈr- noun ( -s ) Etymology: aldosterone + -ism : a condition that is characterized by excessive excretion of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALDOSTERONISM — /al'doh ster"euh niz'euhm, al dos"teuh roh-/ , n. Pathol. an abnormality of the body's electrolyte balance, caused by excessive secretion …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALDOSTERONISM — noun Date: 1955 : a condition that is characterized by excessive secretion of aldosterone and typically by loss of body …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALDOSTERONISM — [al.do.ste.ron.ism] n (1955): a condition that is characterized by excessive secretion of aldosterone and typically by loss of body potassium, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALDOSTERONISM — Overproduction of the hormone aldosterone from the cortex (the outer layer) of the adrenal gland or a tumor containing that …
English Dictionary of Medicine
ALDOSTERONISM — n. Pronunciation: al- ' däs-t ə -r ə - ˌ ni-z ə m; ˌ al-d ō - ' ster-( ˌ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ADRENAL GLAND — or suprarenal gland Either of two small, triangular endocrine gland s over the kidneys. In humans, each gland weighs about …
Английский словарь Британика
HYPERALDOSTERONISM — "ˌ noun Etymology: hyper- + aldosteronism (herein) : aldosteronism herein
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYPERALDOSTERONISM — /huy'peuhr al'doh ster"euh niz'euhm, -al dos"teuhr euh-/ , n. Pathol. aldosteronism. [ 1950-55; HYPER- + ALDOSTERONE + -ISM ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPERTENSION — also called High Blood Pressure, condition in which the blood pressure in either arteries or veins is abnormally high. Blood …
Britannica English vocabulary
ADRENAL GLAND — also called Suprarenal Gland, either of two small and virtually identical triangular endocrine glands, one at the upper end of …
Britannica English vocabulary
ADRENAL GLAND — or suprarenal gland Either of two small, triangular endocrine gland s over the kidneys. In humans, each gland weighs about …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HYPERALDOSTERONISM — Overproduction of the hormone aldosterone from the outer portion (cortex) of the adrenal gland or a tumor containing that type …
English Dictionary of Medicine

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