desoxycorticosterone

desoxycorticosterone
A steroid derived from the adrenal cortex with strong mineralocorticoid activity.

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des·oxy·cor·ti·co·ste·rone (.)dez-.äk-si-.kȯrt-i-'käs-tə-.rōn, -i-.kō-stə-'rōn or de·oxy·cor·ti·co·ste·rone (.)dē- n a steroid hormone C21H30O3 of the adrenal cortex

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des·oxy·cor·ti·cos·ter·one (des-ok″se-kor″tĭ-kosґtər-ōn) 11-deoxycorticosterone.

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