anabolic steroid

English

Noun

anabolic steroid (plural anabolic steroids)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) A class of steroid hormones that promote growth of tissue.
   • 2018 June 25, James Roland, “What is Hypergonadism?”, in Healthline‎^[1]:

     Men may also have fertility challenges, especially if their hypogonadism was caused by anabolic steroid use. Anabolic steroids can affect testicular health, including reducing the production of sperm.

Synonyms

• steroid (informally)

Translations

class of steroid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 合成代謝類固醇 / 合成代谢类固醇 (héchéng dàixiè lèigùchún), 同化激素 (tónghuà jīsù), 促蛋白合成類固醇 / 促蛋白合成类固醇 (cùdànbái héchéng lèigùchún), 同化類固醇 / 同化类固醇 (tónghuà lèigùchún)

• Finnish: anabolinen steroidi
• German: anaboles Steroid n (often referred to in plural: “anabole Steroide”)
• Icelandic: vefaukandi steri m
• Irish: stéaróideach anabalach m
• Polish: anabolik m
• Portuguese: esteroide anabolizante (pt) m, esteroide anabólico m
• Romanian: steroid anabolizant m
• Swedish: anabol steroid c (often referred to in plural: “anabola steroider”)