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cholesterol
has definitions from the fields of biology,chemistry,biochemistry
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[ noun ] (biology,chemistry,biochemistry) an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
Synonyms Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)writes : Does the cholesterol go_down when most of the thyroid_gland is removed ? The cholesterol level in the blood is influenced by the glands of the body . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)Dr._Wilson_C._Grant , of the Veterans_'_Administration_Hospital , Coral_Gables , Florida , and the University_of_Miami_School_of_Medicine , set_out to discover if avocados , because of their high content of unsaturated fatty_acids , would reduce the cholesterol of the blood in selected patients . They were put on control diets to determine as accurately as possible , the normal cholesterol level of their blood . Related terms |
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