Cholesterol

Meaning

Noun

●

In Biochemistry:

A

by the

and

in the

to the

cells; it

a

role in many

and, as a

that

the

of

, is associated with

disease.

●

The level of

in the body.

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Origin

cholesterol

English

chole-

English

χολή

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

sterol

English

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