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Anabolic Steroids Definitions Of Medical Terms !!!
Addiction - A chronic, relapsing disease, characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and use and by neurochemical and molecular changes in the brain.
Anabolism - constructive metabolism characterized by the building of tissue into more complex living matter, mainly muscle.
Anabolic - promoting anabolism
Anabolic steroid - any one of several compounds derived from testosterone or prepared synthetically to promote general body growth, to oppose the effects of endogenous estrogen, or to promote masculinization effects. They have a chemical structure similar to cholesterol.
Anabolic effects - Drug-induced growth or thickening of the body's nonreproductive tract tissuesÑincluding skeletal muscle, bones, the larynx, and vocal cords and decrease in body fat.
Analgesics - A group of medications that reduce pain.
Androgen - any steroid hormone that promotes male characteristics.
Androgenic effects - A drug's effects upon the growth of the male reproductive tract and the development of male secondary sexual characteristics.
Antidepressants - A group of drugs used in treating depressive disorders
Aromatize - the on take of feminine characteristics or feminization.
Atrophy - refers to a state of deterioration usually within the muscle or bodily organ due to a lack of use or health.
ATP - adenosine triphosphate is a molecule used to store and release energy in the muscle.
Bitch Tits - a slang term for gynecomastia.
Blending - Mixing different drugs.
Bulking up - Increasing muscle mass through steroids.
Cardiovascular system - The heart and blood vessels.
Catabolism - a complex metabolic process in which energy is liberated for use in work, energy storage, or heat production by the destruction of complex substances. Basically muscle tissue is broken down when a person is in a catabolic state and the use of anabolic steroids will change this.
Cholesterol - a fatty substance found in animals that performs many vital functions and is synthesized by the liver and the adrenal cortex.
Creatine - a nitrogenous compound that when combined with phosphate produces ATP
Cycle - the time in which a certain supplement is taken. If you take a supplement for 6 weeks it is a 6-week cycle. Usually the time on a cycle is followed by the same amount of time off of the cycle.
Cycling - Taking multiple doses of steroids over a specified period of time, stopping for a time and starting again.
Dart, poke, pin, ned - slang terms for syringes.
Diuretic - a substance that increases the amount of urine which is released by the kidneys.
Doping - Using drugs and other nonfood substances to improve athletic performance and prowess.
Ergogenic drugs - Performance enhancing substances.
Estrogen - natural hormone that promotes the growth and development of female characteristics.
Fakes or basement drug - refers to counterfeit or fake steroids.
Freaky - A bodybuilding term used to describe a person who is huge and obviously on steroids.
Gear - slang for steroids, syringes, anything associated with the use of steroids
Gynecomastia - an abnormal enlargement of one or both breasts in men. This condition is usually temporary due to a hormonal imbalance brought on by the use of steroids, however, can occur naturally as well.
Hormone - A chemical substance formed in glands in the body and carried in the blood to organs and tissues, where it influences function, structure, and behavior.
Immune system - the system in a persons body that wards off infection and responds to illness.
juice - slang term for injectable steroids
Lean mass - the amount of muscle on a persons body
Libido - a persons sex drive.
Megadosing - Taking massive amounts of steroids, by injection or pill.
Musculoskeletal system - The muscles, bones, tendons, and ligaments.
Placebo - An inactive substance, used in experiments to distinguish between actual drug effects and effects that are expected by the volunteers in the experiments.
Plateauing - When a drug becomes ineffective at a certain level.
Roid rages - Uncontrolled outbursts of anger, frustration or combativeness that may result from using anabolic steroids.
Sex hormones - Hormones that are found in higher quantities in one sex than in the other. Male sex hormones are the androgens, which include testosterone; and the female sex hormones are the estrogens and progesterone.
Shotgunning - Taking steroids on a hit-or-miss basis.
Stacking - Using a combination of anabolic steroids, often in combination with other drugs.
Steroid - any of a large number of hormonal substances with the same basic chemical structure produced mainly in the adrenal cortex and gonads.
Tapering - Slowly decreasing steroids intake.
Trade name - the name given to a particular substance by each company that manufactures it.
Testosterone - an androgenic hormone which is used to produce anabolic steroids.
Thermogenesis - the production of heat. Raises metabolism making it easier to burn fat.
Virilization - the process in which a person takes on the characteristics of a mature male. Masculinization.
Withdrawal - Symptoms that occur after chronic use of a drug is reduced or stopped.
AR – androgen receptor.
ABSCESS - an abscess forms when pus accumulates in a localized area of the body. An abscess is caused by infection from bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. The infection becomes swollen, tender and inflamed and there may be associated fever and chills. An abscess can be the result of an injury, and it can be internal or external. Some abscesses are removed through surgery.
ADIPOSE TISSUE – fat.
ADRENAL GLANDS - a pair of hormone-producing organs located near the kidneys.
ADRENALIN - A trade name for the hormone epinephrine.
ADRENOCEPTOR - a receptor that responds to hormones (such as epinephrine (adrenaline)) produced by the adrenal gland.
AGONIST - a chemical agent that stimulates, activates, accelerates, or enhances a process in the body.
ANABOLIC, ANABOLISM - tending to build or repair tissue, muscle tissue in particular.
ANABOLIC STEROID - a synthetic steroid used to increase muscle mass and weight. Anabolic steroids are versions of the natural hormone testosterone but have fewer masculinizing effects. Anabolic steroids have been used to reverse AIDS-related wasting syndrome on an individual basis, but trial data are lacking.
ANDROGEN - a masculinizing hormone such as testosterone.
ANDROGENIC - producing or accentuating male sexual characteristics (body hair, deepened voice, male pattern baldness). One of the characteristics of steroids, whether synthesized in the lab or naturally in the body is their anabolic-androgenic ratio: if some amount of steroid X produces the same anabolic effects as a given amount of testosterone, how do the androgenic effects compare to those produced by that quantity of testosterone.
ANTIANDROGEN – a drug used to interfere with the action of male sex hormones. In hormone thereapy, it is usually a synthetic drug such as Casodex, flutamide, cyproterone and nilutamide; a hormone antagonist.
ANTI-E’s, ANTI-ESTROGENS - “aromatase inhibitors” bind to the same site on the enzyme aromatase as testosterone does. This allows less testosterone to bind to aromatase, which in turn means less is converted to oestradiol (the primary type of oestrogen). An important point to note is that the amount of inhibitor required rises with increasing steroid dose i.e. higher doses of Arimidex or Proviron are required to prevent the aromatisation of 1000mg/week of testosterone than 500mgs/week.
ANTAGONIST - counteracting or opposing. An antiandrogen would be an antagonist because it blocks the action of androgens. Compare to agonist.
ANTIBIOTIC - a substance, especially one similar to those produced by certain fungi for destroying bacteria, that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms. An antibiotic is used to combat disease and infection.
Addiction - A chronic, relapsing disease, characterized by compulsive drug-seeking and use and by neurochemical and molecular changes in the brain.
Anabolism - constructive metabolism characterized by the building of tissue into more complex living matter, mainly muscle.
Anabolic - promoting anabolism
Anabolic steroid - any one of several compounds derived from testosterone or prepared synthetically to promote general body growth, to oppose the effects of endogenous estrogen, or to promote masculinization effects. They have a chemical structure similar to cholesterol.
Anabolic effects - Drug-induced growth or thickening of the body's nonreproductive tract tissuesÑincluding skeletal muscle, bones, the larynx, and vocal cords and decrease in body fat.
Analgesics - A group of medications that reduce pain.
Androgen - any steroid hormone that promotes male characteristics.
Androgenic effects - A drug's effects upon the growth of the male reproductive tract and the development of male secondary sexual characteristics.
Antidepressants - A group of drugs used in treating depressive disorders
Aromatize - the on take of feminine characteristics or feminization.
Atrophy - refers to a state of deterioration usually within the muscle or bodily organ due to a lack of use or health.
ATP - adenosine triphosphate is a molecule used to store and release energy in the muscle.
Bitch Tits - a slang term for gynecomastia.
Blending - Mixing different drugs.
Bulking up - Increasing muscle mass through steroids.
Cardiovascular system - The heart and blood vessels.
Catabolism - a complex metabolic process in which energy is liberated for use in work, energy storage, or heat production by the destruction of complex substances. Basically muscle tissue is broken down when a person is in a catabolic state and the use of anabolic steroids will change this.
Cholesterol - a fatty substance found in animals that performs many vital functions and is synthesized by the liver and the adrenal cortex.
Creatine - a nitrogenous compound that when combined with phosphate produces ATP
Cycle - the time in which a certain supplement is taken. If you take a supplement for 6 weeks it is a 6-week cycle. Usually the time on a cycle is followed by the same amount of time off of the cycle.
Cycling - Taking multiple doses of steroids over a specified period of time, stopping for a time and starting again.
Dart, poke, pin, ned - slang terms for syringes.
Diuretic - a substance that increases the amount of urine which is released by the kidneys.
Doping - Using drugs and other nonfood substances to improve athletic performance and prowess.
Ergogenic drugs - Performance enhancing substances.
Estrogen - natural hormone that promotes the growth and development of female characteristics.
Fakes or basement drug - refers to counterfeit or fake steroids.
Freaky - A bodybuilding term used to describe a person who is huge and obviously on steroids.
Gear - slang for steroids, syringes, anything associated with the use of steroids
Gynecomastia - an abnormal enlargement of one or both breasts in men. This condition is usually temporary due to a hormonal imbalance brought on by the use of steroids, however, can occur naturally as well.
Hormone - A chemical substance formed in glands in the body and carried in the blood to organs and tissues, where it influences function, structure, and behavior.
Immune system - the system in a persons body that wards off infection and responds to illness.
juice - slang term for injectable steroids
Lean mass - the amount of muscle on a persons body
Libido - a persons sex drive.
Megadosing - Taking massive amounts of steroids, by injection or pill.
Musculoskeletal system - The muscles, bones, tendons, and ligaments.
Placebo - An inactive substance, used in experiments to distinguish between actual drug effects and effects that are expected by the volunteers in the experiments.
Plateauing - When a drug becomes ineffective at a certain level.
Roid rages - Uncontrolled outbursts of anger, frustration or combativeness that may result from using anabolic steroids.
Sex hormones - Hormones that are found in higher quantities in one sex than in the other. Male sex hormones are the androgens, which include testosterone; and the female sex hormones are the estrogens and progesterone.
Shotgunning - Taking steroids on a hit-or-miss basis.
Stacking - Using a combination of anabolic steroids, often in combination with other drugs.
Steroid - any of a large number of hormonal substances with the same basic chemical structure produced mainly in the adrenal cortex and gonads.
Tapering - Slowly decreasing steroids intake.
Trade name - the name given to a particular substance by each company that manufactures it.
Testosterone - an androgenic hormone which is used to produce anabolic steroids.
Thermogenesis - the production of heat. Raises metabolism making it easier to burn fat.
Virilization - the process in which a person takes on the characteristics of a mature male. Masculinization.
Withdrawal - Symptoms that occur after chronic use of a drug is reduced or stopped.
AR – androgen receptor.
ABSCESS - an abscess forms when pus accumulates in a localized area of the body. An abscess is caused by infection from bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi. The infection becomes swollen, tender and inflamed and there may be associated fever and chills. An abscess can be the result of an injury, and it can be internal or external. Some abscesses are removed through surgery.
ADIPOSE TISSUE – fat.
ADRENAL GLANDS - a pair of hormone-producing organs located near the kidneys.
ADRENALIN - A trade name for the hormone epinephrine.
ADRENOCEPTOR - a receptor that responds to hormones (such as epinephrine (adrenaline)) produced by the adrenal gland.
AGONIST - a chemical agent that stimulates, activates, accelerates, or enhances a process in the body.
ANABOLIC, ANABOLISM - tending to build or repair tissue, muscle tissue in particular.
ANABOLIC STEROID - a synthetic steroid used to increase muscle mass and weight. Anabolic steroids are versions of the natural hormone testosterone but have fewer masculinizing effects. Anabolic steroids have been used to reverse AIDS-related wasting syndrome on an individual basis, but trial data are lacking.
ANDROGEN - a masculinizing hormone such as testosterone.
ANDROGENIC - producing or accentuating male sexual characteristics (body hair, deepened voice, male pattern baldness). One of the characteristics of steroids, whether synthesized in the lab or naturally in the body is their anabolic-androgenic ratio: if some amount of steroid X produces the same anabolic effects as a given amount of testosterone, how do the androgenic effects compare to those produced by that quantity of testosterone.
ANTIANDROGEN – a drug used to interfere with the action of male sex hormones. In hormone thereapy, it is usually a synthetic drug such as Casodex, flutamide, cyproterone and nilutamide; a hormone antagonist.
ANTI-E’s, ANTI-ESTROGENS - “aromatase inhibitors” bind to the same site on the enzyme aromatase as testosterone does. This allows less testosterone to bind to aromatase, which in turn means less is converted to oestradiol (the primary type of oestrogen). An important point to note is that the amount of inhibitor required rises with increasing steroid dose i.e. higher doses of Arimidex or Proviron are required to prevent the aromatisation of 1000mg/week of testosterone than 500mgs/week.
ANTAGONIST - counteracting or opposing. An antiandrogen would be an antagonist because it blocks the action of androgens. Compare to agonist.
ANTIBIOTIC - a substance, especially one similar to those produced by certain fungi for destroying bacteria, that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms. An antibiotic is used to combat disease and infection.