Definition of ped
:a natural soil aggregate
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Maris played when amphetamines were the PED of choice.
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Of course, Stanton is new to this complex conversation of PEDs, home runs and history.
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Steve Delabar, who was assigned to Triple-A Columbus at the end of spring training, received an 80-game suspension in April for a positive PED test.
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The Online Etymology Dictionary has a solid paragraph of ped words.
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Harrison has questioned how randomly he was being tested for PEDs in the past - as recently as last December - and frequently documents his tests on social media.
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Not even during the free-for-all days of the late 1990s and early 2000s, when baseball did not have a PED policy with penalties, did home runs sail out of ballparks at their current pace of 1.23 per team per game, the most ever.
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The PED test is done randomly throughout the season to catch players trying to assist their performance.
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Distinguishing legitimate from illegitimate athletic enhancement can be complex: The body produces testosterone and human growth hormone (HGH) that are components of some potent PEDs.
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Origin and Etymology of ped
ped-
combining form
variants:
or
pedo-
or
paed-
or
paedo-
Definition of ped-
:child
- pediatric
- paedogenesis
Origin and Etymology of ped-
Greek paid-, paido-, from paid-, pais child, boy — more at few
-ped
noun combining form
variants:
or
-pede
Definition of -ped
:foot
- maxilliped
Origin and Etymology of -ped
Latin ped-, pes
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of PED
:a performance enhancing drug :a substance (such as an anabolic steroid or human growth hormone) that is used illicitly especially to improve athletic performance
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