steroid
IPA: stɝˈɔɪd
noun
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A class of organic compounds having a structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings; they are lipids, and occur naturally as sterols, bile acids, adrenal and sex hormones, and some vitamins; many drugs are synthetic steroids.
- (bodybuilding, sports) Any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance.
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Examples of "steroid" in Sentences
- The hemlock accelerated the steroid poisoning.
- Anabolic steroids are a type of steroid hormone.
- Antenatal steroids are steroids given before birth.
- The vehicle affects the potency of a topical steroid.
- A steroid skeleton was chosen because of its rigidness.
- “Anyone who calls it a steroid is grossly misinformed.”
- It is the acetate ester of a type of piperidine steroid.
- Dysphonia can also be associated with steroid injection use.
- Leaks in steroid probe draw commissioner's ire - USATODAY. com
- The above source says that topical steroids only help with the itch.
- Safety and efficacy of ISIS 2303 in steroid-dependent Crohn's disease
- My question is why the hell is the gov't getting involved in steroid use?
- Systemic steroids produce rapid resolution of both the itching and the rash.
- The steroid cream however gets rubbed on the skin and absorbed into the body.
- I wonder if it's too late for baseball, and if any attempt to reign in steroid use is just a fragile and temporary solution.
- The gov't wants to get involved in steroid use because it runs rampant in the military and in younger sports as well … think high school/middle school.
- According to Hazelden, the drug and alcohol treatment center, long-term steroid use decreases HDL (good) cholesterol, increases LDL (bad) cholesterol, and can cause jaundice, high blood pressure, kidney tumors, liver tumors and cancer.
- The report is from France and mentions that the achilles tendon is most commonly involved and that the tendonitis is more likely to occur in patients also taking fluroquinolones or steroids, both of which have been incriminated with tendon problems even though steroids are used to acutely treat tendinitis but long term steroid use may increase risk of rupture.