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CHOLESTERIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues

Synonyms:

cholesterin; cholesterol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("cholesterin" is a kind of...):

steroid alcohol; sterol (any of a group of natural steroid alcohols derived from plants or animals; they are waxy insoluble substances)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cholesterin"):

HDL cholesterol (the cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the 'good' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease)

LDL cholesterol (the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the 'bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions)

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