cholesterol

IPA: kʌɫˈɛstɝɔɫ

(biochemistry) 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.
The level of cholesterol in the body.

Examples of "cholesterol" in Sentences

Cholesterol pneumonia is pneumonia due to cholesterol.
Cholesterol depletion in cholesterol rich lipid rafts.
Don't confuse dietary cholesterol with serum cholesterol.
It reduces bad cholesterol and increases good cholesterol.
The amount of cholesterol solubilized by the serum is then measured.
The esterification of cholesterol is required for cholesterol transport.
They are all cholesterol, and all cholesterol is chemically the same thing.
Also a method for using the cholesterol as a cholesterol reference material.
As a consequence circulating total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol are lowered.
Cholesterol esterase is useful for the determination of total serum cholesterol.