steroid Definition
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steroid
noun
- 1. biochem.
- Any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, such as sterols, some sex harmones, bile acids, etc that have a complex molecular structure (17-carbon-atom, four-linked ring system), and which are important both physiologically and pharmacologically.
- A class of drug containing such a compound (eg corticosteroids). See anabolic steroid.
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