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Anabolic steroid

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000483

A type of steroid that is used in medicine to repair body tissues and to increase appetite and the growth of muscles. Anabolic steroids are made in the laboratory from testosterone (a male hormone).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000483
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000483",
  "term": "Anabolic steroid",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of steroid that is used in medicine to repair body tissues and to increase appetite and the growth of muscles. Anabolic steroids are made in the laboratory from testosterone (a male hormone).",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/anabolic-steroid/"
}

Record 1,026 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.