LDL
English
Noun
LDL (plural LDLs)
- (biochemistry) Initialism of low-density lipoprotein.
- 2017 December 22, Sophie Egan, “Is It Better to Cook With Coconut Oil or Olive Oil?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- High saturated fat intake has been tied to increased levels of LDL, or “bad,” cholesterol, which raises the risk of heart disease.
- 2018, American Heart Association, “Multi-gene Test Predicts Early Heart Disease Risk”, in Drug Discovery & Development:
- In rare instances, however, high blood levels of the so-called bad cholesterol, LDL, result from a genetic defect called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
- (navigation) Initialism of limiting danger lines.
See also
- (biochemistry): HDL (“low-density lipoprotein”)
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