中性脂肪(ちゅうせいしぼう)

Composed of 中性(ちゅうせい) (neutral, in a chemical sense) and 脂肪(しぼう) (fat). The name reflects that these lipids are chemically neutral, as opposed to fatty acids, which are acidic. 中性脂肪(ちゅうせいしぼう) is one of the standard values checked in a Japanese 健康診断(けんこうしんだん) (health checkup), and the term appears frequently in discussions of diet, exercise, and lifestyle-related diseases. The English medical term is "triglycerides."

Common collocations

• 中性脂肪(ちゅうせいしぼう)が高(たか)い: triglyceride level is high
• 中性脂肪(ちゅうせいしぼう)を減(へ)らす: to reduce triglycerides
• 中性脂肪(ちゅうせいしぼう)の値(あたい)/数値(すうち): triglyceride level/reading
• 中性脂肪(ちゅうせいしぼう)が基準値(きじゅんち)を超(こ)える: triglycerides exceed the standard value

Related words

• コレステロール: cholesterol — another type of lipid measured in blood tests
• 脂質(ししつ): lipids, fats (as a general category)
• 皮下脂肪(ひかしぼう): subcutaneous fat
• 内臓脂肪(ないぞうしぼう): visceral fat
• 血糖値(けっとうち): blood sugar level — another common blood test value