cholesterol
A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the…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.
» I have high cholesterol.
Ich habe einen hohen Cholesterinspiegel.
У меня высокий уровень холестерина.
У мене високий рівень холестерола.
Meaning
2 senses(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
(countable, uncountable)The level of cholesterol in the body.
improve your cholesterol; lower your cholesterol
- an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
Examples
33 sentencesI have high cholesterol.
У мене високий рівень холестерола.
ruУ меня высокий уровень холестерина.
deIch habe einen hohen Cholesterinspiegel.
My cholesterol levels are high.
У мене високий рівень холестеролу.
ruУ меня повышен уровень холестерина.
deMeine Cholesterinwerte sind hoch.
Are you taking a cholesterol-lowering medication?
ruТы принимаешь лекарство для снижения уровня холестерина?
It's best to avoid eating high cholesterol foods.
It is best to avoid eating high cholesterol foods.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French cholestérol.Borrowed from French cholestérol.
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Forms
plural: cholesterolsSynonyms
1 synonyms- an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues:cholesterin
Word family
25 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable