steroid
121
3.9
- noun
- /ˈstɛrɔɪd/
- Specialized
:
esteroide
- Doctors often prescribe steroids to reduce inflammation and help patients recover from injuries.
- anabolic steroids
- inhaled steroids
- oral steroids
He looks like he's on steroids, just a genetic freak.
- He looks like he's on steroids, just a genetic freak.
- So the steroids, I went on the steroids, oral steroids for four months.
- And was that do we think that was steroid use that impacted his health?
- I mean, in this era, they used steroids and that jacked up their numbers.
- I've got my steroid cream, I've got my ointment.
- I was on topical steroids for two years and that's way too long.
- No, I thought that Usain Bolt was not on steroids.
- Listen, here's here's what steroids do for you.
- They pick all the guys they thought were on steroids.
- That wasn't true then like taking steroids wouldn't work.
- Instead, they're trying to use alternate treatments like prone positions and steroids to treat people.
- You've got your family slipped against steroids, prisons, bouncer, selling gear.
- He was on steroids, heavy steroids, and you probably speak steroid.
- Please take these steroids I get out of my office, right?
Examples
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To make muscles grow, steroids first promote protein synthesis.
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A short course of oral steroids may be indicated in severe cases.
Academic text (2011) -
Wow, no one takes steroids in football ever.
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For all we know, he could be on steroids!
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I want him tested for steroids!
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We're going to put her on steroids tonight, and we're going to kind of give her a big dose.
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The patients included in the present study reported no major steroid-related complications.
Academic text (2015) -
His treatment had often included steroids, which gave him a voracious appetite.
Academic text (2011) -
A recent meta-analysis failed to show benefits of the use of steroids after postoperative day 3.
Academic text (2015) -
However, evidence is lacking concerning the benefits of steroids for the treatment of severe overuse injury.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
14
9.9
A slang word for drugs that make muscles grow and help sports performance
12
4.6
A steroid medicine that reduces swelling and inflammation
5
4.3
A man-made hormone that helps make muscles and bones grow, sometimes used by doctors but misused by athletes
2
6.1
A steroid medicine that reduces inflammation and treats allergic reactions
1
6.3
A medicine like a steroid that reduces swelling and weakens the immune system
A hormone from the adrenal gland or a similar drug that reduces swelling and weakens the body's defence
A chemical made from cholesterol that controls growth and development of sex organs
Compounds
- NSFW
5
4.3
A man-made hormone that helps make muscles and bones grow, sometimes used by doctors but misused by athletes
- Specialized
A hormone from the adrenal gland or a similar drug that reduces swelling and weakens the body's defence
- Specialized
A waxy chemical in animals and plants with a small alcohol part, for example cholesterol
- Specialized
A chemical made from cholesterol that controls growth and development of sex organs
How Potent
- Specialized
2
7.7
- Specialized
3
8.4
- Specialized
13
5.3
- Specialized
121
3.9
- Specialized
2
6.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
steroid = ster + oid
This drug sense is a specialized extension of the same scientific term, and the meaning is still not recoverable from the stem 'ster-' plus '-oid' for an average learner.
Etymology
Steroid comes from sterol (as in cholesterol) and the ending -oid, which means 'like'. That's why a steroid can mean a medicine or drug: some of these 'sterol-like' chemicals reduce swelling, and some are misused to build muscle.