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anabolic

anabolic

12 7.5
Body processes that build larger substances from smaller ones, for example muscle or fat
  • adjective
  • /ˌænəˈbɑlɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : anabólico
  • When athletes use anabolic hormones, they often experience an increase in muscle mass.
  • anabolic steroids
  • anabolic agents
  • abuse of anabolic

So it turns out that at least in the short term that a very stressful event can raise anabolic hormones.

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Examples

  • These steroids have two main effects, androgenic or masculinizing, and anabolic or growth promoting.

  • The body relies on anabolic reactions to synthesize essential proteins for growth and repair.

  • So there is this anabolic hormone going up and staying up for may be one or two hours.

  • Clubs have a strong influence on young people regarding the use of anabolic steroids.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Serious side effects from the use of anabolic steroids have been documented in many studies.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Therefore, more dietary protein is needed to compensate for this age-related anabolic resistance.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The second set of hypotheses focused on whether respondents disfavored the use of anabolic steroids for performance gain.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Sarcopenia is likely to result from an imbalance between anabolic and catabolic pathways that control muscle mass.

    Academic text (2017)
  • An anabolic process helps organisms grow by building complex molecules from simpler ones.

Synonyms

constructive-metabolic
vsanabolic
  • Specialized
8.2

Making bigger molecules from smaller ones in the body

is the exact scientific term for this building process in metabolism

Antonyms

catabolic
  • Specialized
1 8.8

The body breaks down large molecules into smaller ones to release energy

Compounds

5 4.3

A man-made hormone that helps make muscles and bones grow, sometimes used by doctors but misused by athletes

How Anabolic

anabolic
  • Specialized
12 7.5
catabolic
  • Specialized
1 8.8

Surface Forms

anabolic positive

Morphology

anabolic = anabolism (transparent) = ana + bol + ic

Formed from the noun 'anabolism' with the productive adjectival suffix '-ic' meaning 'relating to', so the adjective's meaning is directly derived from the base.

Etymology

Anabolic comes from Greek parts ana- meaning 'up' and ballein meaning 'to throw', giving the image of 'building up'. So an anabolic process in the body is one that 'builds up' larger, complex molecules from smaller ones, for example when you grow muscle.