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STEROIDAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does steroidal mean? 

STEROIDAL (adjective)
  The adjective STEROIDAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to steroid hormones or their effectsplay

  Familiarity information: STEROIDAL used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STEROIDAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to steroid hormones or their effects

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Antonym:

nonsteroidal (not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones)

Pertainym:

steroid hormone (any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs)

Derivation:

steroid (any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs)

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


 Context examples 


An aromatase inhibitor with a non-steroidal structure.

(Non-Steroidal Aromatase Inhibitor, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally administered non-steroidal antiinflammatory agent.

(Aspirin, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic steroidal anti-androgen with antineoplastic activity.

(Cyproterone, NCI Thesaurus)

A steroidal alkylating agent with potential antineoplastic activity.

(DHEA Mustard, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-steroidal agent with anabolic activity.

(Enobosarm, NCI Thesaurus)

Analgesic compounds may act at opioid receptors (morphine-like drugs) or at other central or peripheral sites (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents).

(Analgesic Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic steroidal substance with antineoplastic activity.

(Atamestane, NCI Thesaurus)

A steroidal compound with antiandrogen activity.

(Abiraterone, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally bioavailable non-steroidal androgen synthesis inhibitor of steroid 17alpha-monooxygenase (17,20 lyase) with potential antiandrogen activity.

(Orteronel, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally active acetate salt of the steroidal compound abiraterone with antiandrogen activity.

(Abiraterone acetate, NCI Thesaurus)



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