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"word": "allocholesterol"
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"word": "anticholesterol"
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"word": "bad cholesterol"
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"word": "bromocholesterol"
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{
"word": "chlorocholesterol"
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{
"word": "cholesteroid"
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{
"word": "cholesterolemia"
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{
"word": "cholesterol esterase"
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{
"word": "cholesterolosis"
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{
"word": "colestipol"
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{
"word": "colestolone"
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{
"word": "colestyramine"
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{
"word": "dehydrocholesterol"
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{
"word": "epicholesterol"
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{
"word": "epoxycholesterol"
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{
"word": "good cholesterol"
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{
"word": "hydroxycholesterol"
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{
"word": "iodocholesterol"
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{
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{
"word": "ketocholesterol"
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{
"word": "noncholesterol"
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{
"word": "oxocholesterol"
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{
"word": "photocholesterol"
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{
"word": "trihydroxycholesterol"
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"text": "improve your cholesterol; lower your cholesterol",
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"ref": "2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:",
"text": "As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.",
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"tags": [
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"word": "كُولِسْتِرُول"
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"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
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"masculine"
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{
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{
"code": "fr",
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"word": "ქოლესტერინი"
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"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
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"neuter"
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"word": "Cholesterin"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
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"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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{
"code": "ia",
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"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"word": "cholesterol"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
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"masculine"
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"code": "ja",
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"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"word": "コレステロール"
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"code": "km",
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"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"word": "កូលេស្តេរ៉ុល"
},
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"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
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"word": "콜레스테롤"
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"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
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"North-Korea"
],
"word": "콜레스테린"
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"code": "la",
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"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
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{
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"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "holesterīns"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"word": "ngakototo"
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{
"code": "mn",
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"roman": "xolesterin",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"word": "холестерин"
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{
"code": "nv",
"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"word": "adił akʼah bił ałtahígíí"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "kolesterol"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"neuter"
],
"word": "kolesterol"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "kolesterol",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"word": "کلسترول"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cholesterol"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "colesterol"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xolesterín",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "холестери́н"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cholesterol"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "holesterol"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "colesterol"
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{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "kolesterol"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"word": "คอเลสเตอรอล"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"word": "โคเลสเตอรอล"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"word": "kolesterol"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "xolesteról",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "холестеро́л"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "an essential component of mammalian cell membranes",
"word": "kesterin"
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}
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