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cholesterol meaning in Tamil

நிணம்

/kəˈlɛstəɹɒl/

cholesterol in Tamil: நிணம், இரத்தக் கொழுப்பு. In English, cholesterol means a sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.

Tamil words for cholesterol

நிணம், இரத்தக் கொழுப்பு

English meaning of cholesterol

  1. noun A sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.
  2. noun The level of cholesterol in the body.

Full definition of cholesterol

cholesterol in a sentence

  • improve your cholesterol; lower your cholesterol

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Questions about cholesterol in Tamil

What is the meaning of cholesterol in Tamil?
Cholesterol in Tamil is நிணம், இரத்தக் கொழுப்பு.
cholesterol என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Cholesterol: நிணம், இரத்தக் கொழுப்பு.
What does cholesterol mean in English?
Cholesterol means a sterol lipid synthesized by the liver and transported in the bloodstream to the membranes of all animal cells; it plays a central role in many biochemical processes and, as a lipoprotein that coats the walls of blood vessels, is associated with cardiovascular disease.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: cholesterol (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: cholesterol (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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