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# steroid

«steroid» in Mova's school dictionary: **a kind of chemical, made in the body or as a medicine…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a steroid, steroids)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A steroid is a kind of chemical, made in the body or as a medicine, that can calm swelling or act like hormones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steroid/#m1)

2) Steroid creams and inhalers are medicines doctors give for eczema, asthma and other illnesses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steroid/#m2)

3) Steroids (anabolic steroids) are also drugs some people take to build muscles; using them like this is often against sports rules and can harm health. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steroid/#m3)

4) (informal) «On steroids» means much bigger or stronger than usual: «It's like a skateboard on steroids». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steroid/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons, children learn that a brown asthma inhaler may contain a steroid medicine that is safe when a doctor prescribes it. In sport and news, athletes can be banned for taking steroids to cheat. Informally, «on steroids» is a funny way to say «extra powerful». Phrases: «steroid cream», «steroid inhaler», «on steroids», «tested for steroids».

### examples

- The doctor gave me a steroid cream for my eczema. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steroid/#x1)
- My brown inhaler has a small dose of steroid in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steroid/#x2)
- The runner was banned for taking steroids. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steroid/#x3)
- Taking steroids without a doctor can damage your heart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steroid/#x4)
- This new bike is like a scooter on steroids. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steroid/#x5)
- Your body makes some steroids naturally, like hormones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steroid/#x6)

### note

Countable; often plural «steroids». Medicine steroids from a doctor are not the same as muscle-building steroids misused in sport. Pronounced STEER-oyd or STAIR-oyd.

### In the corpora

- [A preventer inhaler contains a steroid that calms airway swelling over time and only works if taken every day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/14-asthma-and-inhalers/7/)
- [Inhaled steroids are not the same as the steroids some athletes misuse.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/14-asthma-and-inhalers/8/)
- [Thick moisturisers called emollients every day, and steroid creams for flare-ups used as the doctor says, keep eczema calm.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/2/)
- [Doctors treat eczema with emollients every day and steroid creams for flare-ups, the times when it gets worse.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/7/)
- [Steroid creams used as the doctor says are safe and don't thin the skin when used properly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/15-eczema-and-other-skin-troubles/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «steroid» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steroid/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.