Term: aldosterone: a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance
Broader: mineralocorticoid: hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium | Unrelated: rambutan: pleasantly acid bright red oval Malayan fruit covered with soft spines
Broader: mineralocorticoid: hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium | Unrelated: unhappiness: state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief
Broader: mineralocorticoid: hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium | Unrelated: phaseolus: herbs of warm regions including most American beans
Broader: mineralocorticoid: hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium | Unrelated: filament: a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
Broader: mineralocorticoid: hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium | Unrelated: dolce far niente: carefree idleness
Broader: mineralocorticoid: hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium | Unrelated: five spice powder: Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon
Broader: mineralocorticoid: hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium | Unrelated: phyllocladaceae: a family of Phyllocladaceae
Broader: mineralocorticoid: hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium | Unrelated: pedestal: an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
Broader: mineralocorticoid: hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium | Unrelated: old: past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
Broader: mineralocorticoid: hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium | Unrelated: driftfish: larger butterfishes of the western Atlantic from the New York area to the northern Gulf of Mexico