cholesterol
A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.
Other meanings
The level of cholesterol in the body.
“improve your cholesterol; lower your cholesterol”
Related words
- allocholesterol
- colestipol
- colestolone
- colestyramine
- epicholesterol
- photocholesterol
- acetoxycholesterol
- bad cholesterol
- good cholesterol
- anticholesterol
- bromocholesterol
- chlorocholesterol
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cholesterol” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.