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Definition: anabolic steroid from Philip's Encyclopedia

Any of a group of hormones that stimulate the growth of tissue. Synthetic versions are used in medicine to treat osteoporosis and some types of anaemia; they may also be prescribed to aid weight gain in severely ill or elderly patients. These drugs are associated with a number of side effects, including acne, fluid retention, liver damage and masculinization in women. Some athletes have been known to abuse anabolic steroids in order to increase muscle bulk.


Anabolic Steroids

From Encyclopedia of Global Health
Anabolic steroids, more appropriately called anabolic/androgenic steroids, are synthetic and naturally occurring substances related to male sex hormones including testosterone. Anabolic steroids were first discovered in the 1930s. They have been used to treat conditions such as hypogonadism, certain types of impotence, and muscle wasting associated with conditions such as cancer and AIDS. Today, however, the use of anabolic/androgenic steroids is most widely associated with their controversial use as performance enhancing substances in athletic training and competition. Anabolic/androgenic steroids work by increasing protein synthesis and reducing recovery time via blockage of the hormone cortisol’s action on muscle tissues. These effects greatly reduce catabolism of the body’s muscle mass. Anabolic effects of anabolic/androgenic steroids are increased muscle mass and strength, increased bone remodeling and growth, increased appetite, and stimulation of bone marrow leading to increased…
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From Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals
Anabolic-androgenic steroids, better known as simply anabolic steroids, are artificial or synthetic drugs that mimic the effects of testosterone, the male sex hormone. Anabolic steroids are used medicinally to help rebuild tissues that have become weak because of serious injury, illness, or…
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From Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Anabolic steroids are a class of man-made drugs that are chemically related to the male hormone testosterone. Anabolic steroids are more accurately called anabolic-androgenic steroids. This name defines their two principle characteristics. Anabolic means to synthesize or build up; thus anabolic…
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Anabolic steroids are a class of manufactured drugs that are chemically related to the male hormone testosterone. Anabolic steroids are more accurat... …
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From The Encyclopedia of Addictions and Addictive Behaviors
Also known as: steroids The abuse and misuse of prescribed drugs that are a synthetic form of male testosterone. Of those who abuse anabolic steroids, many are weightlifters or athletes in their twenties or thirties who seek to improve their athletic performance and/or their muscle mass. According…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(ăn´´Әbŏl'ĭk stĕr'oid, stĭr'–) or androgenic steroid (ăn´´drōjĕn'ĭk), any of a group of synthetic derivatives of testosterone that promote muscle and bone growth. Used to treat uncontrolled weight loss in wasting diseases, anabolic steroids have also been taken by bodybuilders and athletes seeking…
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