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

1 sense of oxidized ldl cholesterol

Sense 1
oxidized LDL cholesterol -- (LDL cholesterol that has been bombarded by free radicals; it is thought to cause atherosclerosis)
       => 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)