What is the meaning of the word ster/oid?

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What is the meaning of the word ster/oid?

In other words, what is the definition of the prefix ster- and the suffix -oid in reference to the actual definition of steroid?

2007-03-06 12:16:59 · 3 answers · asked by SICK MY DUCK! 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine

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It means "shrunken dick", which is what happens when you take them.

2007-03-06 14:30:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

the suffix -oid means like or similar as for ster- i've never seen or heard of this prefix in a medical sense

2007-03-06 21:24:21 · answer #2 · answered by Invisible Pink RN 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Chole"sterol" is the basic and initial compound whence all hormones are produced.. A sterone is a chemical derivative of it. Steroids are "like " sterons.

2007-03-07 00:52:42 · answer #3 · answered by J.SWAMY I ఇ జ స్వామి 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋