中ちゅう性せい脂し肪ぼう

noun

triglyceride; neutral fat

Medical and biological term for triglycerides, the main type of fat stored in the body. Often used in health contexts such as blood tests.

• 健けん康こう診しん断だんで中ちゅう性せい脂し肪ぼうの値あたいが高たかいと言いわれた。

  I was told at my health checkup that my triglyceride level is high.

• 中ちゅう性せい脂し肪ぼうは体たい内ないでエネルギー源げんとして蓄たくわえられる。

  Triglycerides are stored in the body as an energy source.