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cerebrosterol

cerebrosterol noun: the sterol 24S-hydroxycholesterol that is found in larger than normal amounts in the brain and spinal cord of people with Alzheimer’s disease.

Noun

cerebrosterol (uncountable)

  1. The sterol 24S-hydroxycholesterol that is found in larger than normal amounts in the brain and spinal cord of people with Alzheimer’s disease

Origin of cerebrosterol

From cerebro- + sterol.

Questions about cerebrosterol

What does cerebrosterol mean?
Cerebrosterol means the sterol 24S-hydroxycholesterol that is found in larger than normal amounts in the brain and spinal cord of people with Alzheimer’s disease.
What part of speech is cerebrosterol?
Cerebrosterol is a noun.

Words near cerebrosterol in the dictionary

  1. cerebrospinal axis
  2. cerebrospinal fluid
  3. cerebrospinal fluids
  4. cerebrospinal meningitis
  5. cerebrosplanchnic
  6. cerebrosterol
  7. cerebrotectal
  8. cerebrotendineous
  9. cerebrotendinous
  10. cerebrotomies
  11. cerebrotomy

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