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anabolic
pertaining to or arising from anabolism.

anabolic steroid
steroids with a tissue-building effect. Testosterone is an example of a natural anabolic steroid with the, sometimes undesirable, effect of causing masculinization. Synthetic steroids are designed to avoid this problem as much as possible. The purpose of their use includes improvement in body weight in old animals and in the young after debilitating disease or major surgery.


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As with human athletes, anabolic steroids used purely to gain a competitive edge allow racehorses to train longer and harder, so trainers can squeeze more starts into a shorter period of time without regard for long-term damage.
The use of drugs was one, particularly anabolic steroids.
Next we'll learn that Mary Poppins was able to fly because she was using anabolic steroids.
 
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