SINCE 1828
coprostanol
noun
co·pros·ta·nol
| \ kə-ˈpräs-tə-ˌnȯl, -ˌnōl
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Medical Definition of coprostanol
: a crystalline sterol C27H47OH formed by bacterial reduction of cholesterol in the intestines and present in feces
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