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Steroids(health)
Steroids(medicine)
steroids, brominated(medicine)
anabolic steroids(medicine)
Anabolic steroids(health)
steroids, heterocyclic(medicine)
steroids, fluorinated(medicine)
steroids, chlorinated(medicine)
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Steroids (medicine)


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corticosteroids


A group of synthetic hormones including prednisone, prednisolone, methylprednisolone and dexamethasone used in the treatment of some leukaemias and also to suppress graft rejection and graft-versus-host disease following bone marrow transplant. Side effects include an increased risk of infection.