低密度ていみつどリポ蛋白質たんぱくしつ

noun

low-density lipoprotein; LDL

Medical term for the lipoprotein that carries cholesterol to tissues; often called 'bad cholesterol' in lay contexts.

• 低てい密みつ度どリポ蛋たん白ぱく質しつは動どう脈みゃく硬こう化かのリスクを高たかめる。

  Low-density lipoprotein increases the risk of arteriosclerosis.

• 血けつ液えき検けん査さで低てい密みつ度どリポ蛋たん白ぱく質しつの値あたいを調しらべた。

  I had my low-density lipoprotein level checked in a blood test.