a type of cholesterol that carries harmful cholesterol away from your arteries and back to your liver, helping to prevent heart disease. The technical name is HDL.
Your goodcholesterol should be 40 mg/dL or higher.
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Caleb Judy from United States on 09/08/2015
Synonyms and related words
The heart, blood and circulation
A
ABO system
anticoagulant
good cholesterol
noun uncountable informal
US /ˌgʊd kəˈlestərɑl/
DEFINITIONS1
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a type of cholesterol that carries harmful cholesterol away from your arteries and back to your liver, helping to prevent heart disease. The technical name is HDL.
Your goodcholesterol should be 40 mg/dL or higher.
This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Caleb Judy from United States on 09/08/2015