Steroid Definition

stĕroid, stîr-
noun

Any of a group of compounds including the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, characteristically having the carbon-atom ring structure of the sterols; specif., an anabolic steroid.

Webster's New World
A drug consisting of, or a regimen involving, a compound from this group.
Webster's New World
An anabolic steroid.
American Heritage Medicine

(sports, US) Any chemical compound used to enhance athletic performance.

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Noun

Singular:
steroid
Plural:
steroids

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Origin of Steroid

  • From sterol + -oid.

    From Wiktionary

  • ster(ol) –oid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Steroid Sentence Examples

  • In rare cases, steroid injection or surgery may be needed.

  • It is also the starting material from which steroid hormones are made by the adrenal gland.

  • However, septic arthritis should be excluded prior to steroid injection.

  • Dexamethasone A steroid drug Enterobacter cloacae An organism that is normally found in the digestive tract.

  • The English pole-vaulter tested positive for a banned anabolic steroid at the Commonwealth Games trials.

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Words Starting With

SSTSTE

Words Ending With

DIDOID

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steroid

Words Starting With S and Ending With D

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