A fatty substance found in the blood and in all cells of the body, essential for many bodily processes but harmful in high amounts.
chole+sterol
Shared component: chole · bile
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chole
bile
Related forms: chole · 3 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesA non-cancerous but destructive growth of skin cells in the middle ear, often resulting from repeated infection.
chole+steat+oma
Shared component: chole · bile
a surgical operation to remove the gallbladder.
chole+cyst+ectomy
Shared component: chole · bile