aldosteronism

American  

[al-doh-ster-uh-niz-uhm, al-dos-tuh-roh-] / ˌæl doʊˈstɛr əˌnɪz əm, ælˈdɒs tə roʊ- /

noun

Pathology.

1. an abnormality of the body's electrolyte balance, caused by excessive secretion of aldosterone by the adrenal cortex and characterized by hypertension, low serum potassium, excessive urination, and alkalosis.

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Etymology

Origin of aldosteronism

First recorded in 1950–55; aldosterone + -ism

Example Sentences

Primary aldosteronism has cut short her productive years, she said.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2022

"My personal frustration is seeing patients who've clearly had primary aldosteronism for more than a decade and now have irreversible kidney damage," which may require dialysis, said endocrinologist William Young Jr. of the Mayo Clinic.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2022

Similarly, Bradley Changstrom, an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, doesn't recall learning about primary aldosteronism as a common cause of hypertension when he was a resident.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2022

Leenaerts, who lives in Canada, believes she had primary aldosteronism for 25 years before it was diagnosed in 2017.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2022

Young treats about 250 primary aldosteronism patients a year but "compared to what's going on out there," he said, "that's miniscule."

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2022