nandrolone
noun
nan·dro·lone ˈnan-drə-ˌlōn 
: a semisynthetic anabolic steroid C18H26O2 derived from testosterone that is used in the form of its ester derivatives medically especially to treat anemia associated with kidney disease and illicitly (as by athletes and bodybuilders) to increase muscle mass
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Laureano is back now after MLB suspended the right-handed hitter for 80 games for testing positive for the performance enhancing drug nandrolone. 
Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 The most prominent: Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramón Laureano, who was suspended without pay for 80 games for an anabolic steroid called nandrolone. New York Times, 25 Mar. 2022 Laureano was handed an 80-game suspension on Aug. 6 for testing positive for nandrolone, MLB said. Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2021 Which other athletes have tested positive for nandrolone? Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 15 June 2021 Shelby Houlihan, the American record-holder in the 1,500, was suspended for four years last month after testing positive for nandrolone, an anabolic steroid. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 July 2021 In February, Kenyan long distance runner James Kibet was also banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit for four years after testing positive for nandrolone and anabolic steroids. Michele Verroken, Quartz, 4 Aug. 2021 Earlier this week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Houlihan’s four-year ban for testing positive for trace amounts of the performance enhancer nandrolone. BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2021 Created in the 1950s, nandrolone has been banned by the International Olympic Committee since 1974. Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 15 June 2021 See More
Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 The most prominent: Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramón Laureano, who was suspended without pay for 80 games for an anabolic steroid called nandrolone. New York Times, 25 Mar. 2022 Laureano was handed an 80-game suspension on Aug. 6 for testing positive for nandrolone, MLB said. Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2021 Which other athletes have tested positive for nandrolone? Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 15 June 2021 Shelby Houlihan, the American record-holder in the 1,500, was suspended for four years last month after testing positive for nandrolone, an anabolic steroid. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 July 2021 In February, Kenyan long distance runner James Kibet was also banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit for four years after testing positive for nandrolone and anabolic steroids. Michele Verroken, Quartz, 4 Aug. 2021 Earlier this week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld Houlihan’s four-year ban for testing positive for trace amounts of the performance enhancer nandrolone. BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2021 Created in the 1950s, nandrolone has been banned by the International Olympic Committee since 1974. Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 15 June 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
perhaps from nor- + andr- + -ol entry 1 + testosterone
First Known Use
1958, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
nandrolone
noun
nan·dro·lone ˈnan-drə-ˌlōn
: a semisynthetic anabolic steroid C18H26O2 derived from testosterone that is used in the form of its ester derivatives medically especially to treat anemia associated with kidney disease and illicitly (as by athletes and bodybuilders) to build muscle mass
called also 19-nortestosterone
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