ldl cholesterol

1. 1.

   the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions

   Broadercholesterol

   Narroweroxidized LDL cholesterol

Questions about ldl cholesterol

What does ldl cholesterol mean?

ldl cholesterol means "the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions".

Is ldl cholesterol a common word?

ldl 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.