anabolic steroid
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- noun
- /ˌænəˈbɑlɪk ˈstɛrɔɪd/
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esteroide anabólico
- The second set of hypotheses focused on whether respondents disfavored the use of anabolic steroids for performance gain.
- anabolic steroids use
- attitudes toward anabolic steroids
OK, now on to the long term risks from anabolic steroids.
- OK, now on to the long term risks from anabolic steroids.
- And then pharmaceutical performance enhancing drugs, anabolic steroids, growth hormones, appetite suppressants and the like.
- I want to emphasize that when you hear sex steroids or steroid hormones, most people think about anabolic steroids.
- When when you're selling steroids, anabolic steroids, you weren't using it.
- Oh, come here chicky trend, human growth hormones, anabolic steroids.
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Our study showed that 21.2% of the samples indicated that anabolic steroids sometimes harm the body.
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In recent years, anabolic steroid use among professional athletes has received significant coverage in print and broadcast media.
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Clubs have a strong influence on young people regarding the use of anabolic steroids.
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Ostapchuk claimed to be shocked that she tested positive for anabolic steroids.
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Finally, the study offers suggestions for researchers who plan to explore the subject of adolescents and the use of anabolic steroids.
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Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids during his 2003 American League MVP season with the Texas Rangers.
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Around 10,000 young people, identified as athletically promising, were given Oral-Turinabol, an anabolic steroid.
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Two of the most common types of drugs that serve this purpose are psychomotor stimulants and anabolic steroids (Donald, 1983).
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Ziegler worked with pharmaceutical manufacturer CIBA to produce the anabolic steroid methandrostenolone (Dianabol) in 1958.
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Athletes have sought out anabolic steroids for decades because they help build muscle and endurance.
Synonyms
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A medicine that reduces swelling or helps build muscle
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A slang word for drugs that make muscles grow and help sports performance
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The term directly combines 'anabolic' (relating to building/synthesis in metabolism) with 'steroid' (a class of hormone/drug), so the meaning — a steroid that promotes tissue/muscle growth — is directly derivable from its parts. This biomedical compound follows regular compositional patterns and is cross‑linguistically transparent, so learners who know both constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Anabolic steroid comes from anabolic, a word meaning 'to build up', and steroid, a name for a kind of body chemical, so it literally names a chemical that helps the body build muscle and bone.