Usually means: Good cholesterol, transports fat molecules.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word high-density lipoprotein:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. high-density lipoprotein: Merriam-Webster
  2. high-density lipoprotein: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. high-density lipoprotein: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. high-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein: Collins English Dictionary
  5. high-density lipoprotein: Vocabulary.com
  6. high-density lipoprotein: Wiktionary
  7. high-density lipoprotein: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. high-density lipoprotein: Dictionary.com
  9. High-density lipoprotein: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. high-density lipoprotein: Rhymezone
  11. high-density lipoprotein: FreeDictionary.org
  12. high-density lipoprotein: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. high-density lipoprotein: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. high-density lipoprotein: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. high-density lipoprotein: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. high-density lipoprotein: Medical dictionary
  4. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)

(Note: See high-density_lipoproteins as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (high-density lipoprotein)

noun:  Any of a class of lipoproteins that transport cholesterol to the liver from other tissue; high levels may decrease the risk of coronary heart disease.

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LDL

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LDL



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