Did your doctor check your cholesterol?
She is on medication to lower her cholesterol. = She is on medication to lower her cholesterol level. [=to lower the amount of cholesterol in her blood]
My doctor told me that high cholesterol [=having too much cholesterol in your blood] can lead to serious medical problems such as heart attacks and strokes.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cho|les|ter|ic — «kuh LEHS tuhr ihk», adjective. Chemistry, Physics. having a molecular structure characteristic of compounds containing cholesterol; consisting of a series of layers in which the molecules are arranged in close parallel, vertical lines: »The most … Useful english dictionary
cho|les|ter|in — «kuh LEHS tuhr ihn», noun. = cholesterol. (Cf. ↑cholesterol) … Useful english dictionary
cho|les|ter|ol — «kuh LEHS tuh rohl, rol», noun. a white, fatty substance found in the blood and tissues of the body and also in foods such as eggs and meat, especially animal fats. It is important in metabolism. »The accumulation of cholesterol in the blood… … Useful english dictionary
hy|per|cho|les|ter|e|mi|a — «HY puhr kuh LEHS tuh REE mee uh», noun. = hypercholesterolemia. (Cf. ↑hypercholesterolemia) … Useful english dictionary
hy|per|cho|les|ter|ol|e|mi|a — «HY puhr kuh LEHS tuh roh LEE mee uh», noun. Medicine. an excessive amount of cholesterol in the blood. ╂[< New Latin hypercholesterolemia < hyper + cholesterol + emia] … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
LES — LES; les·bi·an·ism; les·che; les·ke·ace·ae; les·leya; les·ley·ite; les·pe·de·za; les·que·rel·la; les·see; les·ses; les·sing·ite; les·so·nia; les·sor; les·to·bi·o·sis; les·to·bi·ot·ic; les·to·don; li·che·na·les; lig·us·tra·les; lil·i·a·les;… … English syllables
cho — ace·tyl·cho·line; ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; am·ni·o·cho·ri·on; an·cho·ress; an·cho·rit·ess; an·cho·rit·ic; an·cho·rit·ism; an·cho·veta; an·cho·vy; an·gi·o·cho·li·tis; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase; ar·cho·plasm; ar·cho·sau·ria; au·tar·cho·glos·sa;… … English syllables
les — acau·les·cence; acau·les·cent; acra·si·a·les; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·les; ad·o·les·car·ia; ad·o·les·cence; ad·o·les·cen·cy; agar·i·ca·les; al·bu·gi·na·les; a·les; al·is·ma·les; al·ka·les·cence; al·ka·les·cent; an·dre·ae·a·les; an·isom·e·les;… … English syllables
cholesteric — cho·les·ter·ic … English syllables
