Synonyms for cholestérol
kəˈlɛs təˌroʊl, -ˌrɔlcholestérol

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1. cholesterol, cholesterinnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   cholesterin, cholesterol

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1. List of paraphrases for "cholesterol":

   cholestérol, hypercholesterolemia

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cholesterol

   Synonyms:
   Materia peccans

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1. The FDA:

   The drug works by reducing the number of receptors on the liver that remove LDL cholesterol from the blood. By blocking PCSK9's ability to work, more receptors are available to get rid of LDL cholesterol from the blood and, as a result, lower LDL cholesterol levels.

2. Melissa Anderson with K-9 Angels:

   Besides terribly high cholesterol and BMI, Vincent's back sloped downward in the middle and our vet was fearful that one false move would cause his back to break.

3. Jenna Stangland:

   It doesn't necessarily increase our HDL, or our good cholesterol, but we know that it is able to lower that bad cholesterol, and it prevents the bad cholesterol from being oxidized. When bad cholesterol gets oxidized, it then ends up clogging our arteries.

4. Xuemei Sui:

   It does not matter how old men are when they exercise ; they can benefit at any stage, of course, the younger they start exercise, the later the onset of high cholesterol, especially before 60 years old when cholesterol tends to increase with aging.

5. Dennis Bruemmer:

   The particular contribution of cholesterol derived from eggs has also been studied in several studies, with varying and discrepant results, this study does have clear limitations, including self-reporting at a single time point. This limits its validity.