Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Cholesterin

    холестери́нxolesterín

    холестеро́лxolesteról

  2. (countable, uncountable)The level of cholesterol in the body.

    improve your cholesterol; lower your cholesterol

More definitions
  • an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues

Examples

33 sentences
  1. I have high cholesterol.

    У мене високий рівень холестерола.

    ruУ меня высокий уровень холестерина.

    deIch habe einen hohen Cholesterinspiegel.

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  2. My cholesterol levels are high.

    У мене високий рівень холестеролу.

    ruУ меня повышен уровень холестерина.

    deMeine Cholesterinwerte sind hoch.

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  3. Are you taking a cholesterol-lowering medication?

    ruТы принимаешь лекарство для снижения уровня холестерина?

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  4. It's best to avoid eating high cholesterol foods.

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  5. It is best to avoid eating high cholesterol foods.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
an essential component of mammalian cell membranes:
Русский
By meaning 1
an essential component of mammalian cell membranes:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an essential component of mammalian cell membranes:

Origin

Borrowed from French cholestérol.

Borrowed from French cholestérol.

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