NANDROLONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nandrolone mean? 

• NANDROLONE (noun)
  The noun NANDROLONE has 1 sense:

1. an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis

  Familiarity information: NANDROLONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NANDROLONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

Durabolin; Kabolin; nandrolone

Hypernyms ("nandrolone" is a kind of...):

androgen; androgenic hormone (male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics)

 Context examples 

The determination of the amount of nandrolone present in a sample.

(Nandrolone Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Mimicking the negative feedback mechanism of testosterone, nandrolone decanoate also suppresses the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH).

(Nandrolone Decanoate, NCI Thesaurus)

The decanoate salt form of nandrolone, an anabolic steroid analog of testosterone with androgenic, anabolic, and erythropoietin stimulating effects.

(Nandrolone Decanoate, NCI Thesaurus)