Dictionary

cholesterol en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəˈlɛstəɹäl/ Dublin
• /kəˈlɛstɹɒl/
• /kəˈlɛstəɹɒl/
• /kəˈlɛstɹäl/ Dublin
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) Proto-Indo-European *ster-der. Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós) French cholestérine French cholestérolbor. English cholesterol Borrowed from French cholestérol.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.
2. (countable, uncountable) The level of cholesterol in the body.
   • improve your cholesterol; lower your cholesterol
   • As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time. 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:

Forms

Deriveds

bromocholesterol · hydroxycholesterol · colestyramine · photocholesterol · cholesterolosis · noncholesterol · colestipol · cholesteroid · bad cholesterol · cholesterol esterase · cholesterolemia · acetoxycholesterol · isocholesterol · oxocholesterol · iodocholesterol · trihydroxycholesterol · epoxycholesterol · epicholesterol · allocholesterol · chlorocholesterol · good cholesterol · dehydrocholesterol · anticholesterol · colestolone · ketocholesterol

Translations (47)

ja コレステロール (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · el χοληστερόλη (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · vo kesterin (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · ar كُولِسْتِرُول (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · nv adił akʼah bił ałtahígíí (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · pl cholesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · nn kolesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · la cholestērolum (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · mn холестерин (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · cmn 膽固醇 /胆固醇 (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · mi ngakototo (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · es colesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · ia cholesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · fa کلسترول (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · uk холестеро́л (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · fi kolesteroli (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · tr kolesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · lv holesterīns (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · haw naʻokoko (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · sl holesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · ko 콜레스테롤 (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · ko 콜레스테린 (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · sk cholesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · ka ქოლესტერინი (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · be халестэры́н (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · eo kolesterolo (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · nl cholesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · th โคเลสเตอรอล (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · nb kolesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · de Cholesterin (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · km កូលេស្តេរ៉ុល (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · fr cholestérol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · is kólesteról (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · bg холестеро́л (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · it colesterolo (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · eo ĥolesterolo (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · bg холестери́н (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · ca colesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · sv kolesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · ro colesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · th คอเลสเตอรอล (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · pt colesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · el χοληστερίνη (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · ka ქოლესტეროლი (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · ru холестери́н (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · cs cholesterol (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) · hu koleszterin (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes)