Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

LDL

LDL (el`dē*el/") , noun

[acronym from Low-Density Lipoprotein.]

(Medicine, Biochemistry) Low-density lipoprotein, a lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood; high levels are thought to be associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis; sometimes called informally bad cholesterol.