hdl cholesterol

1. 1.

   the cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the `good' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease

   Broadercholesterol

Questions about hdl cholesterol

What does hdl cholesterol mean?

hdl cholesterol means "the cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the `good' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease".

Is hdl cholesterol a common word?

hdl cholesterol is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.