HDL CHOLESTEROL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does HDL cholesterol mean? 

• HDL CHOLESTEROL (noun)
  The noun HDL CHOLESTEROL has 1 sense:

1. the cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the 'good' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease

  Familiarity information: HDL CHOLESTEROL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HDL CHOLESTEROL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the 'good' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of coronary artery disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("HDL cholesterol" is a kind of...):

cholesterin; cholesterol (an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues)

Holonyms ("HDL cholesterol" is a substance of...):

alpha-lipoprotein; HDL; high-density lipoprotein (a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; composed of a high proportion of protein and relatively little cholesterol; high levels are thought to be associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis)

 Context examples 

A relative measurement (ratio or percentage) of the amount of HDL cholesterol compared to LDL cholesterol in a biological specimen.

(HDL Cholesterol to LDL Cholesterol Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

As a result, liver cells became incapable of taking up HDL cholesterol from the blood.

(When HDL cholesterol doesn’t protect against heart disease, NIH)

The determination of the ratio of HDL cholesterol compared to LDL cholesterol present in a sample.

(HDL Cholesterol to LDL Cholesterol Ratio Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Treatment with nicanartine both decreases plasma LDL cholesterol and increases plasma HDL cholesterol.

(Nicanartine, NCI Thesaurus)

Glitarzars bind to two or more subtypes of PPAR isoforms, and result in improving hyperglycemia and lipid abnormalities as seen by decreasing levels of glucose, triglycerides and increasing levels of HDL cholesterol.

(Glitazar Antidiabetic Agent, NCI Thesaurus)

Overall, fenofibrate reduces total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein B, total triglycerides and triglyceride rich lipoprotein (VLDL) while increasing HDL cholesterol.

(Fenofibrate, NCI Thesaurus)

Increasing sleep duration or bedtime variability was strongly associated with multiple metabolic and simultaneous problems such as lower HDL cholesterol and higher waist circumference, blood pressure, total triglycerides, and fasting glucose.

(Study links irregular sleep patterns to metabolic disorders, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

HDL cholesterol concentration is inversely related to the risk of coronary artery disease.

(CETP 1 Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Compared to the control group, the calorie restriction group experienced significant improvements in multiple cardiometabolic risk factors, including waist circumference, blood pressure, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, insulin sensitivity and fasting glucose, and C-reactive protein (a marker of systemic inflammation associated with multiple chronic conditions and diseases of age).

(Moderate calorie restriction in young and middle-aged adults significantly reduces heart and metabolic risk factors independent of weight loss, National Institutes of Health)