Look up: cholesterol

1. Cholesterol
   A fat-soluble waxy substance (sterol) made in the liver, transported in blood serum, and found in all foods of animal origin. An essential constituent of every cell, and especially critical for brain development. Associated with the formation of vitamin D, certain hormones, and bile acids used to di...
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2. cholesterol
   [n] - an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver
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3. Cholesterol
   A fat lipid which has both good and bad implications within the human body. Good being known as HDL and bad being LDL. Bad cholesterol is associated with heart disease and stroke, whereas the body requires cholesterol for the production of many steroid hormones.
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4. Cholesterol
   is a white or pale yellow almost insoluble waxy chemical in animal tissue, blood, bile, and animal fats. It is naturally occurring in the body and needed for normal growth and health. The level of cholesterol can be measured in a blood test.
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5. Cholesterol
   A fat-like material that is present in the blood as well as many body tissues, e.g., the nervous system. A cholesterol level that is too high may lead to blood vessel damage.
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6. cholesterol
   a type of fat produced by the liver and found in the blood; it is also found in some foods. Cholesterol is used by the body to make hormones and build cell walls.
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7. Cholesterol
   Fat or lipid that your body needs – but too much causes problems
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8. Cholesterol
   a substance in body cells that plays a role in the production of hormones and bile salts and in the transport of fats in the bloodstream
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9. Cholesterol
   Cholesterol is a fatty substance made by the body that lives in blood and tissue. It is used to make bile acid, hormones and vitamin D.
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10. Cholesterol
    A waxy, fat-like substance made in the liver and in certain foods, and found in the blood and in all cells of the body. It is a factor in the development of atherosclerosis
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11. Cholesterol
    A fatty substance produced predominantly by the liver, and necessary for building cell membranes, insulating the CNS, covering fats for blood transport, forming bile acids, oiling the skin and making steroid hormones.
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12. Cholesterol
    Our Cholesterol Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Cholesterol Cholesterol: The most common type of steroid in the body, cholesterol has gotten something of a bad name. However, cholesterol is a critically important molecule. It is essential to the formation...
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13. Cholesterol
    A fat lipid which has both good and bad implications within the human body. Good being known as HDL and bad being LDL. Bad cholesterol is associated with heart disease and stroke, whereas the body requires cholesterol for the production of many steroid hormones.
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14. cholesterol
    The major sterol of higher animals. An important component of cell membranes, especially of the plasma (outer) membrane, most notably the myelin sheath. Transported in the esterified form via plasma lipoproteins.
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15. cholesterol
    1. <biochemistry> A pearly, fatlike steroid alcohol, C27H45OH, crystallizing in the form of leaflets or plates from dilute alcohol and found in animal fats and oils, in bile, blood, brain tissue, milk, yolk of egg, myelin sheaths of nerve fibres, the liver, kidneys and adrenal glands. ... It c...
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16. cholesterol
    cholesterin noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
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17. cholesterol
    (kә-les´tәr-ol″) a steroid alcohol found in animal fats and oils, bile, blood, brain tissue, milk, egg yolk, myelin sheaths of nerve fibers, liver, kidneys, and adrenal glands. It is a precursor of bile acids and steroid hormones. Most of the body's cholesterol is synthesized by the liver, but some is ...
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18. cholesterol
    a waxy substance that is present in the blood plasma and in all animal tissues. Chemically, cholesterol is an organic compound belonging to the ... [24 related articles]
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19. cholesterol
    (chole- + Gr. stereos solid) 1. a pearly, fatlike steroid alcohol, C27H45OH, crystallizing in the form of leaflets or plates from dilute alcohol, and found in animal fats and oils, in bile, blood, brain tissue, milk, yolk of egg, myelin sheaths of nerve fibres, the liver, kidneys, and adrenal glands...
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20. Cholesterol
    C27H46O Molar mass: 386.65354
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21. Cholesterol
    A waxy substance produced by the body and taken in with food. The body needs cholesterol for functions such as making hormones. When too much cholesterol circulates in the blood, it leads to atherosclerosis and an increased risk of heart disease. Blood cholesterol refers to the cholesterol circulati...
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22. CHOLESTEROL
    a form of fat that performs necessary functions in the body but can also cause heart disease; cholesterol is found in animal foods such as meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy products
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23. cholesterol
    cholesterol (kules'turōl") , fatty lipid found in the body tissues and blood plasma of vertebrates; it is only sparingly soluble in water, but much more soluble in some organic solvents. A steroid, cholesterol can be found in large concentrations in the brain, spinal cord, and liver. T...
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24. Cholesterol
    Cholesterol is a steroid alcohol present in animal cells and body fluids.
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25. cholesterol
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kō-les′ter-ol Definitions: 1. 5-cholesten-3β-ol (cholestane with a 5,6 double bond and a 3β-hydroxyl group); the most abundant steroid in animal tissues, especially in bile and gallstones, and present in food, especially food rich in animal fats; circul...
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