high density lipoprotein cholesterol


high den·si·ty lip·o·pro·tein cho·les·ter·ol

(HDL-C) (hī den'si-tē lip'ō-prō'tēn-kŏ-les'tĕr-ol) The so-called good cholesterol, which, because of its high protein:lipid ratio, is thought to be cardioprotective.