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(biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism..
Severely undervirilized males may have normal mineralocorticoid activity; fully masculinized males may display salt loss.
Use mineralocorticoid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mineralocorticoid means (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroid hormones, characterised by their similarity to aldosterone and their influence on salt and water metabolism..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Severely undervirilized males may have normal mineralocorticoid activity; fully masculinized males may display salt loss.
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