Term: oxidized ldl cholesterol: LDL cholesterol that has been bombarded by free radicals; it is thought to cause atherosclerosis
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: phonetic transcription: a transcription intended to represent each distinct speech sound with a separate symbol
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: abolition: the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: chantry: an endowment for the singing of Masses
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: heavier-than-air craft: a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: cervical vertebra: one of 7 vertebrae in the human spine located in the neck region
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: grub: a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: spiel: plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: immaculate conception: (Christianity) the Roman Catholic dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: obscurantism: a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
Broader: 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 | Unrelated: bunk: a rough bed (as at a campsite)