tetrahydrogestrinone Quick reference
A Dictionary of Biomedicine (2 ed.)
...tetrahydrogestrinone ( THG ) A synthetic steroid used illicitly by some athletes as a performance-enhancing drug....
tetrahydrogestrinone n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
... n . An anabolic steroid used to increase muscle growth, developed secretly by attaching four hydrogen atoms to the steroid drug gestrinone for the specific purpose of making its metabolites undetectable in the urine of a person taking it, and used by athletes as a performance enhancer. In 2003 a test was developed for detecting it in urine samples, and several prominent athletes were penalized. THG abbrev . [From Greek tetra- four + hydor water + gestrinone a drug with a weak progestin and strong anti-progesterone action,...
tetrahydrogestrinone
steroid hormone
steroid hormone n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
...a steroid . The hormones of the adrenal cortex, testes, and ovaries are steroid hormones, whereas those of all other endocrine glands and of the hypothalamus are peptide hormones. Synthetic analogues include dexamethasone , nandrolone , prednisone , prednisolone , tetrahydrogestrinone , and a synthetic form of cortisone . See aldosterone , corticosterone , cortisol , oestradiol , progesterone , testosterone . See also corticosteroid DHEA . Compare anabolic steroid...
