Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ldl_cholesterol

1 sense of ldl cholesterol

Sense 1
LDL cholesterol -- (the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions)
       => cholesterol, cholesterin -- (an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues)