- bad cholesterol
- noun Date: 1980 LDL
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bad cholesterol — bad n LDL … Medical dictionary
bad cholesterol — LDL LDL ([e^]l d[=e]*[e^]l/ ) n. [acronym from Low Density Lipoprotein.] (Med., Biochem.) {Low density lipoprotein}, a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bad cholesterol — /bæd kəˈlɛstərɒl/ (say bad kuh lestuhrol) noun low density lipoprotein (LDL), seen as being undesirable because it has a tendency to clog blood vessels; a high level of this component of cholesterol in the blood is associated with an increased… …
bad cholesterol — low density lipoprotein … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Cholesterol — IUPAC name … Wikipedia
cholesterol — 01. She has to watch what she eats because her [cholesterol] level is getting too high. 02. Eggs contain a lot of [cholesterol]. 03. His doctor told him he has to be very careful about what he eats because his [cholesterol] level is getting too… … Grammatical examples in English
cholesterol — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from chol + Greek stereos solid Date: 1894 a steroid alcohol C27H45OH that is present in animal cells and body fluids, regulates membrane fluidity, and functions as a precursor molecule in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cholesterol — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elevated (esp. AmE), high, raised ▪ low ▪ blood ▪ raised blood cholesterol levels ▪ … Collocations dictionary
bad — adj. 1 not good; serious VERBS ▪ be, look, sound ▪ get ▪ The weather got very bad later in the day. ADVERB ▪ … Collocations dictionary
LDL cholesterol — noun the cholesterol in low density lipoproteins; the bad cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions • Hypernyms: ↑cholesterol, ↑cholesterin • Hyponyms: ↑oxidized LDL cholesterol • Substance… … Useful english dictionary
