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

Examples of anabolic steroid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Smoking, for instance, or taking anabolic steroids can compromise a man's fertility, says Dr. Bradford Kolb, a reproductive endocrinologist with HRC Fertility. —Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024

The 2011 contract prohibited officers from ingesting or possessing any anabolic steroid or other forms of human growth hormones without a medical prescription. —Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2024

Ketamine is in the same schedule as drugs such as anabolic steroids and testosterone. —Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 11 Apr. 2024

Ketamine and some anabolic steroids are examples of drugs currently on Schedule III. —David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024

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