STEROID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does steroid mean? 

• STEROID (noun)
  The noun STEROID has 2 senses:

1. any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects

2. any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs

  Familiarity information: STEROID used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STEROID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

organic compound (any compound of carbon and another element or a radical)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steroid"):

ketosteroid (a steroid containing a ketone group)

steroid alcohol; sterol (any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances)

bile acid (any of the steroid acids generated in the liver and stored with bile)

cardiac glucoside; cardiac glycoside (obtained from a number of plants and used to stimulate the heart in cases of heart failure)

Derivation:

steroidal (of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

sex hormone; steroid; steroid hormone

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

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steroid"):

progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)

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

estrogen; oestrogen (a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics)

adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response)

anabolic steroid (any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been developed and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by athletes to increase their strength)

Derivation:

steroidal (of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects)

 Context examples 

Anti-inflammatory agents that are not steroids.

(Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Estrogens that are not steroids, but have a structural configuration resembling steroids and may mimic steroidal estrogen effect or bind to estrogen receptors.

(Non-Steroidal Estrogen, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called: Steroids, Anabolic, Anabolic-androgenic steroids, Performance-enhancing drugs

(Anabolic Steroids, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)

This allele, which encodes steroidogenic factor 1 protein, is involved in the activation of transcription for genes that are associated with steroid processing.

(NR5A1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes nuclear receptor interacting protein 1, is involved in the regulation of signal transduction from both steroid and hormone receptors.

(NRIP1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes nuclear receptor coactivator 3 protein, plays a role in hormone and steroid responsive gene transcription.

(NCOA3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes nuclear receptor coactivator 2 protein, is involved in the transcriptional activation mediated by both steroid and hormone receptors.

(NCOA2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally bioavailable adrenal steroid analogue with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Androstane Steroid HE3235, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein plays a role in the metabolism of steroid hormones and the inactivation of androgens.

(Aldo-Keto Reductase Family 1 Member C2, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C2 protein, is involved in the metabolism of steroid hormones and the inactivation of androgens.

(AKR1C2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)