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cholesterol Definition

cho·les·terol (kə lestər ôl′, -ōl′)

noun

a white, crystalline sterol, CHOH, found esp. in animal fats, blood, nerve tissue, and bile: a precursor of steroid hormonesand, if present in the blood in excessive amounts, a factor in atherosclerosis

Etymology: < chole- + Gr stereos, solid, stiff + -ol

cholesterol Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • lower: A low-fat diet will usually lower cholesterol about 8 % .
  • saturate: It lets users analyze their personal daily food intake, including total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium.
  • reduce: Each of the fibers reduced cholesterol by similar amounts.

Preposition: in

  • bloodstream: What are the symptoms of high cholesterol in the bloodstream?

Adjective modifier

  • elevated: His Death He had elevated blood cholesterol for a long time and was not aware of it.
  • dietary: However, studies have shown that dietary cholesterol also increases HDL cholesterol which may protect against coronary heart disease.
  • total: That is, your total cholesterol divided by your HDL cholesterol.
  • excess: Another way curcumin helps to keep your cholesterol levels under control is by helping your liver eliminate any excess cholesterol.
  • harmful: Guggul helps rid your body of harmful cholesterol by converting it into bile Until recently the mechanism by which guggul lowers cholesterol was unclear.

Modifies a noun

  • biosynthesis: Indeed, luteolin also efficiently blocked the insulin effect on cholesterol biosynthesis.
  • level: Raised cholesterol levels are a major risk factor for heart disease.
  • synthesis: What is the significance of this enzyme to the overall pathway of cholesterol synthesis?
  • concentration: A person's desire to know his own blood cholesterol concentration may help him to modify his future risk.
  • absorption: Merck and Schering are developing combination therapeutics incorporating both a statin and a cholesterol absorption inhibitor.

Noun used with modifier

  • lipoprotein: A temporary fall in high and rise in low density lipoprotein cholesterol was observed in the study population.
  • serum: Low serum total cholesterol is associated with marked increase in mortality in advanced heart failure.
  • low-density: The increased risk is due mainly to raised low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( LDL-C ).
  • high-density: Dietary cholesterol from eggs increases the ratio of total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in humans: a meta-analysis.
  • blood: A number of factors affect your blood cholesterol levels.
  • plasma: Hence unsaturated fatty acids would tend to reduce plasma cholesterol.

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