Term: ldl cholesterol: the cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the `bad' cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various pathogenic conditions
Broader: steroid: any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects | Unrelated: moth orchid: any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silver
Broader: steroid: any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects | Unrelated: loner: a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
Broader: steroid: any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects | Unrelated: load line: waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
Broader: steroid: any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects | Unrelated: communion: sharing thoughts and feelings
Broader: steroid: any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects | Unrelated: elixir: a substance believed to cure all ills
Broader: steroid: any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects | Unrelated: badminton court: the court on which badminton is played
Broader: steroid: any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects | Unrelated: optometrist: a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
Broader: steroid: any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects | Unrelated: deletion: the act of deleting something written or printed
Broader: steroid: any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects | Unrelated: ocean sunfish: among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
Broader: steroid: any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects | Unrelated: deaf-mutism: congenital deafness that results in inability to speak