/al'doh sti rohn", al"doh sti rohn', al dos"teuh rohn'/ , n. Biochem.
a hormone produced by the cortex of the adrenal gland, instrumental in the regulation of sodium and potassium reabsorption by the cells of the tubular portion of the kidney.
[ 1950-55; ALD(EHYDE) + -O- + STER(OL) + -ONE ]