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ANABOLIC STEROID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anabolic steroid mean?
• ANABOLIC STEROID (noun)
The noun ANABOLIC STEROID has 1 sense:
1. any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been developed and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by athletes to increase their strength
Familiarity information: ANABOLIC STEROID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been developed and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by athletes to increase their strength
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("anabolic steroid" is a kind of...):
sex hormone; steroid; steroid hormone (any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs)
Context examples
Anabolic steroids are made in the laboratory from testosterone (a male hormone).
(Anabolic steroid, NCI Dictionary)
An androgenic anabolic steroid having potent anti-estrogenic effect, which inhibits the progression of estrogen-stimulated cancers such as breast cancer.
(Epitiostanol, NCI Thesaurus)
It belongs to the family of drugs called anabolic steroids.
(Oxandrolone, NCI Dictionary)
A synthetic, anabolic steroid hormone analog of testosterone.
(Oxandrolone, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic anabolic steroid related to dihydrotestosterone that has antiestrogenic effects.
(Dromostanolone, NCI Thesaurus)
The propionate salt form of dromostanolone, a synthetic anabolic steroid related to dihydrotestosterone that has antiestrogenic effects.
(Dromostanolone Propionate, NCI Thesaurus)
Controlled substances include opioids, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and anabolic steroids.
(Controlled substance, NCI Dictionary)
Doctors use anabolic steroids to treat some hormone problems in men, delayed puberty, and muscle loss from some diseases.
(Anabolic Steroids, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
A synthetic, anabolic steroid analog of testosterone.
(Nandrolone, NCI Thesaurus)
Most patients have a history of contraceptive or anabolic steroids use.
(Hepatocellular Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
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