high-density lipoprotein

American  

noun

1. a blood constituent involved in the transport of cholesterol and associated with a decreased risk of atherosclerosis and heart attack. HDL

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high-density lipoprotein British  

noun

1.  HDL.  a lipoprotein that is the form in which cholesterol is transported in the bloodstream from the tissues to the liver

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high-density lipoprotein Scientific  

1. A complex of lipids and proteins in approximately equal amounts that functions as a transporter of cholesterol in the blood. High levels are associated with a decreased risk of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease.

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Example Sentences

The following morning, they took blood pressure readings and fasting blood samples to measure lipid levels -- specifically, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides.

From Science Daily • Nov. 26, 2024

But it did find that the use of nonsugar sweeteners was associated with a higher ratio of total cholesterol to HDL, short for high-density lipoprotein, which is considered the "good cholesterol."

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2023

First, there are two types of cholesterol: “good” high-density lipoprotein and “bad” low-density lipoprotein.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023

Anacetrapib is meant to work by raising good cholesterol, known as high-density lipoprotein or HDL, and those 30 patients still had HDL increases years after they stopped taking the drug.

From Forbes • Oct. 22, 2013

The patients who took Niaspan had less plaque in their arteries and also had higher levels of high-density lipoprotein or HDL.

From Washington Post • Nov. 16, 2009