Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Characterized by or exhibiting anabolism; pertaining to anabolism in general; assimilative; constructively metabolic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Physiol.) Pertaining to anabolism; an
anabolic changes, or processes, more or less constructive in their nature.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or concerning
anabolism . - noun An
anabolic steroid .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism
- adjective of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism
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Examples
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It is naturally full of what we call anabolic hormones the same ones that body builders and A Rod use to grow big muscles, and which cause bad acne.
Mark Hyman, MD: Do These Cause Acne? MD Mark Hyman 2011
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It is naturally full of what we call anabolic hormones the same ones that body builders and A Rod use to grow big muscles, and which cause bad acne.
Mark Hyman, MD: Do These Cause Acne? MD Mark Hyman 2011
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It is naturally full of what we call anabolic hormones the same ones that body builders and A Rod use to grow big muscles, and which cause bad acne.
Mark Hyman, MD: Do These Cause Acne? MD Mark Hyman 2011
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It is naturally full of what we call anabolic hormones the same ones that body builders and A Rod use to grow big muscles, and which cause bad acne.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com MD Mark Hyman 2011
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Regulations that could lead to the prohibition of certain anabolic steroids in horses 30 days before they race in California and penalties for violating such rules are under consideration by the CHRB.
California racetracks conduct out-of-competition drug testing 2007
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(PhysOrg. com) -- Long-term anabolic steroid use may weaken the heart more than previously thought and may increase the risk of heart failure, according to research reported in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Today's drug of choice, anabolic steroids - anabolic from the Greek verb meaning to put on or add - are synthetic compounds of such hormones as testosterone, known to build muscle and boost strength.
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Though low levels of insulin will decrease inflammation, allowing us to utilize the body fat for energy, insulin is required to bring protein into the cells to maintain muscle mass, a process known as the anabolic effect.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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Athletes often attempt to improve their performance by speeding up this molecule-building process through the use of drugs called anabolic steroids, despite the potential health risks involved.
anabolism 2002
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A newer type is called anabolic because it promotes new bone formation.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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