cholesterol
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See also: cholestérol
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French cholestérol.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈlɛstəɹɒl/, /kəˈlɛstɹɒl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
cholesterol (countable and uncountable, plural cholesterols)
- (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.
- improve your cholesterol; lower your cholesterol
- 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
- As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.
Alternative forms
- cholest. (abbreviation)
- cholesterin, cholesterine (dated)
Derived terms
- acetoxycholesterol
- allocholesterol
- anticholesterol
- bad cholesterol
- bromocholesterol
- chlorocholesterol
- cholesteroid
- cholesterolemia
- cholesterol esterase
- cholesterolosis
- colestipol
- colestolone
- colestyramine
- dehydrocholesterol
- epicholesterol
- epoxycholesterol
- good cholesterol
- hydroxycholesterol
- iodocholesterol
- isocholesterol
- ketocholesterol
- noncholesterol
- oxocholesterol
- photocholesterol
- trihydroxycholesterol
Translations
an essential component of mammalian cell membranes
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
cholesterol m inan
Declension
Declension of cholesterol (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cholesterol | cholesteroly |
| genitive | cholesterolu | cholesterolů |
| dative | cholesterolu | cholesterolům |
| accusative | cholesterol | cholesteroly |
| vocative | cholesterole | cholesteroly |
| locative | cholesterolu | cholesterolech |
| instrumental | cholesterolem | cholesteroly |
Further reading
- “cholesterol”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “cholesterol”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “cholesterol”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English cholesterol. First attested in the 1920s, ultimately displacing cholesterine.
Pronunciation
Noun
cholesterol m or n (uncountable)
- cholesterol
- Synonyms: cholesterine, galvet
Descendants
- → Indonesian: kolèstêrol
Interlingua
Noun
cholesterol (plural)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English cholesterol.
Pronunciation
Noun
cholesterol m inan (related adjective cholesterolowy)
- (organic chemistry) cholesterol (essential component of mammalian cell membranes)
Declension
Declension of cholesterol
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | cholesterol |
| genitive | cholesterolu |
| dative | cholesterolowi |
| accusative | cholesterol |
| instrumental | cholesterolem |
| locative | cholesterolu |
| vocative | cholesterolu |
Related terms
adjective
Further reading
- cholesterol in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cholesterol in Polish dictionaries at PWN