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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Christoffer Clemmensen, an obesity researcher at the University of Copenhagen, drew a parallel between the excessive use of weight-loss medications and inappropriate uses of anabolic steroids to bulk up muscles.
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Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025
At the medical center, a physician dismissed the symptoms as a reaction to the steroid medication she had been prescribed, misdiagnosing her with gynecomastia, a condition typically seen in men who use anabolic steroids, Sutherland’s lawyers said in a report.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
View gallery - 3 images Many anabolic steroid users are turning to online forums – not doctors – for help coming off the drugs, a new study shows.
—New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2025
That drug is known to metabolize into the identical psych profile an anabolic steroid will produce … Not making excuses or asking for a pass, just putting it out there as a detail that may have been confused with a laundry list of other potential suspects.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Roxanne Khamsi, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025
At the medical center, a physician dismissed the symptoms as a reaction to the steroid medication she had been prescribed, misdiagnosing her with gynecomastia, a condition typically seen in men who use anabolic steroids, Sutherland’s lawyers said in a report.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
View gallery - 3 images Many anabolic steroid users are turning to online forums – not doctors – for help coming off the drugs, a new study shows.
—New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2025
That drug is known to metabolize into the identical psych profile an anabolic steroid will produce … Not making excuses or asking for a pass, just putting it out there as a detail that may have been confused with a laundry list of other potential suspects.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Anabolic steroid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anabolic%20steroid. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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