hdl cholesterol
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1. 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 (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | cholesterin, cholesterol, |
| definition | : | an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | alpha-lipoprotein, hdl, high-density lipoprotein, |
| definition | : | a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis (noun.substance) |
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