1. the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
LDL cholesterol
n 1: the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad'
cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be
related to various pathogenic conditions