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Cholesterol

//kəˈlɛstəɹɒl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues wordnet
  3. 3
    The level of cholesterol in the body. countable, uncountable

    "improve your cholesterol; lower your cholesterol"

Etymology

Borrowed from French cholestérol.

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