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cho·les·ter·ol
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hypercholesterolemia
the presence of an excessive amount of cholesterol in the blood. -
sterol
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals. -
blood level
the amount of a substance, as cholesterol, alcohol, or triglycerides, circulating in the bloodstream: often expressed as a percent or in milligrams or micrograms per deciliter of blood. -
calcitriol
Biochemistry. a vitamin D compound, C 27 H 44 O 3 , occurring in humans as a hormone derived from cholesterol, that acts in the regulation and absorption of calcium. -
chole-
indicating bile or gall -
cholic acid
crystalline acid found in bile