anabolic steroids are just one class of steroid, they mimic androgenic hormones like testosterone and are most normally given to patients who require a boost to some aspect of development related to the normal activities of testosterone, so for instance you can induce puberty in a teenager if they do not enter it naturally using a course of anabolic steroids. More recently this class of steroid has also been used to help treat people with wasting conditions such as AIDS.
steroid is just word used to described a class of molecules that have a specific chemical structure, but the function of any given steroid can vary as a function of time (prolonged exposure can have different effects), its location in the body and which other pathways have been activated at the same time.
hope that answers your question.
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