anabolic steroid

noun

: any of a group of usually synthetic hormones that are derivatives of testosterone, are used medically especially to promote tissue growth, and are sometimes abused by athletes to increase the size and strength of their muscles and improve endurance

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In anabolic steroid abuse, people with normal testosterone levels supplement with steroids and bring their testosterone over the top. —Ben Radding, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2023

Mullen’s heart was 64.7% over the upper limit of the range for someone of his age, fitness and build, the report says, and anabolic steroid use is associated with an enlarged heart and sudden cardiac death. —Courtney Kube, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2022

Clenbuterol is an anabolic steroid that bodybuilders often use to lose fat and promote lean muscle mass. —Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2022

Shelby Houlihan, the American record holder in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters, was banned for four years after failing to prove that tainted pork caused her positive test for an anabolic steroid, sport’s highest court said Tuesday. —BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2021

Another anabolic steroid in common usage in the 1970s, Deca-Durabolin causes users to build muscle quickly. —Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022

The supplement contains a blend of 12 ingredients that work synergistically to enhance the body’s production of testosterone without experiencing the side effects of anabolic steroid use. —Dallas News, 12 Jan. 2023

Lundholm et al say that previous research has found correlations between anabolic steroid use and violent criminal behaviour, but that this doesn’t establish causation. —Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2014

According to court records, Lawson was allegedly found with 34.6 grams of an anabolic steroid on Aug. 26, 2021. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

anabolic steroid

noun

: any of several man-made hormones that are used in medicine to help tissue grow, that are sometimes abused by athletes to increase muscle size and strength, and that may have harmful effects (as stunted growth in teenagers)

Medical Definition

anabolic steroid

noun

: any of a group of usually synthetic hormones that are derivatives of testosterone, are used medically especially to promote tissue growth, and are sometimes abused by athletes to increase the size and strength of their muscles and improve endurance