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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Then Hosmer returned to the clubhouse and heard the news that former Padres teammate Fernando Tatis Jr. had been suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for Clostebol, a synthetic anabolic steroid. 
Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 The once-taboo topic of anabolic steroid use in the fitness and bodybuilding communities has become its own internet content genre. Jake Traylor, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2022 The most prominent: Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramón Laureano, who was suspended without pay for 80 games for an anabolic steroid called nandrolone. New York Times, 25 Mar. 2022 Creatine has the most efficacy, which is well documented, but even the best supplements don’t give anabolic steroid-like effects. Oliver Lee Bateman, Men's Health, 19 May 2022 The National Institutes of Health characterize nandrolone as a synthetic, anabolic steroid, similar to testosterone. Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 15 June 2021 The synthetic anabolic steroid was banned by the International Olympic Committee and World Athletics in 1974. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 5 May 2022 Drummond’s punishment stems from his role as coach of sprinter Tyson Gay, who tested positive for an exogenous androgenic anabolic steroid in and out of competition in 2013. The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2014 Johaug missed the 2018 Games while serving an 18-month ban for using an anabolic steroid, clostebol. Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2022 See More
Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 The once-taboo topic of anabolic steroid use in the fitness and bodybuilding communities has become its own internet content genre. Jake Traylor, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2022 The most prominent: Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramón Laureano, who was suspended without pay for 80 games for an anabolic steroid called nandrolone. New York Times, 25 Mar. 2022 Creatine has the most efficacy, which is well documented, but even the best supplements don’t give anabolic steroid-like effects. Oliver Lee Bateman, Men's Health, 19 May 2022 The National Institutes of Health characterize nandrolone as a synthetic, anabolic steroid, similar to testosterone. Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 15 June 2021 The synthetic anabolic steroid was banned by the International Olympic Committee and World Athletics in 1974. Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 5 May 2022 Drummond’s punishment stems from his role as coach of sprinter Tyson Gay, who tested positive for an exogenous androgenic anabolic steroid in and out of competition in 2013. The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2014 Johaug missed the 2018 Games while serving an 18-month ban for using an anabolic steroid, clostebol. Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
anabolic steroid
noun
an·a·bol·ic steroid
ˌa-nə-ˈbä-lik-
: a hormone used in medicine to help tissue grow that is sometimes abused by athletes to increase muscle size and strength despite possible 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