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noun
An androgenic anabolic steroid C19H30O3 administered orally especially to promote weight gain (as after extensive surgery or a chronic infection) and to relieve bone pain in osteoporosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English oxa- English androstane English prednisolone English -olone English androstanolone English oxandrolone From oxa- + andro(stan)olone.
