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anabolic steroid
noun
- a synthetic derivative of testosterone, sometimes used by athletes to help increase weight and strength.
anabolic steroid
noun
- any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones (androgens) used to stimulate muscle and bone growth for therapeutic or athletic purposes
anabolic steroid
/ ăn′ə-bŏl′ĭk /
- A group of synthetic hormones that promote the storage of protein and the growth of tissue, sometimes used by athletes to increase muscle size and strength.
Word History and Origins
Origin of anabolic steroid1
Example Sentences
Still, one of the hyped talking points of HGH is that it comes with fewer or less serious side effects than anabolic steroids.
According to doctors, Hollywood insiders, and regular gym-going sources, anabolic steroids are the cheapest and most common of all PEDs.
Compton said that in early 2021 she was informed that the same sample had returned a positive result for exogenous anabolic steroids.
Instead she’s now making global headlines for all the wrong reasons, having been issued a four-year competition ban after testing positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone in December 2020.
Authorities announced following an investigation that anabolic steroids were found in the room in which Garrett Reid had been staying at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.
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