cholesterol

See also: cholestérol

English

Etymology

From French cholestérol.

Noun

cholesterol (countable and uncountable, plural cholesterols)

1. (biochemistry) 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.
   • 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:

     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.

Alternative forms

• cholest. (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• acetoxycholesterol
• anticholesterol
• bromocholesterol
• chlorocholesterol
• cholesterolemia
• cholesterolosis
• dehydrocholesterol
• epoxycholesterol
• hydroxycholesterol
• iodocholesterol
• ketocholesterol
• noncholesterol
• oxocholesterol
• trihydroxycholesterol

 

Translations

an essential component of mammalian cell membranes

• Arabic: كُولِسْتِرُول‎ m (kulistirūl)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 膽固醇 (zh), 胆固醇 (zh) (dǎngùchún)

• Czech: cholesterol m
• Dutch: cholesterol (nl) m, n
• Esperanto: kolesterolo, ĥolesterolo
• Finnish: kolesteroli (fi)
• French: cholestérol (fr) m
• German: Cholesterin (de) n
• Greek: χοληστερίνη (el) f (cholisteríni), χοληστερόλη (el) f (cholisteróli)
• Hawaiian: naʻokoko
• Hungarian: koleszterin (hu)
• Icelandic: kólesteról (is) n
• Interlingua: cholesterol
• Italian: colesterolo (it) m
• Japanese: コレステロール (koresuterōru)

• Latin: cholestērolum
• Latvian: holesterīns m
• Maori: ngakototo
• Navajo: adił akʼah bił ałtahígíí
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kolesterol (no) m, n

  Nynorsk: kolesterol m, n

• Persian: کلسترول‎ (kolesterol)
• Polish: cholesterol (pl) m
• Portuguese: colesterol (pt) m
• Russian: холестери́н (ru) m (xolesterín)
• Slovak: cholesterol m
• Slovene: holesterol m
• Spanish: colesterol (es) m
• Volapük: kesterin

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English cholesterol. First attested in the 1920s, ultimately displacing cholesterine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌxɔ.lɛstəˈrɔl/, /ˌxɔ.ləstəˈrɔl/
• Hyphenation: cho‧les‧te‧rol
• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

cholesterol m, n (uncountable)

1. cholesterol

   Synonyms: cholesterine, galvet

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Interlingua

Noun

cholesterol (plural)

1. cholesterol

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xɔ.lɛˈstɛ.rɔl/

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Noun

cholesterol m inan

1. cholesterol

Declension

declension of cholesterol

	singular
nominative	cholesterol
genitive	cholesterolu
dative	cholesterolowi
accusative	cholesterol
instrumental	cholesterolem
locative	cholesterolu
vocative	cholesterolu