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blood lipoprotein triglyceride level +   
plasma triglyceride level +   
serum triglyceride level +   
The amount of triglycerides in a specified volume of serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood after it has clotted completely, i.e. blood plasma from which fibrinogen has been removed. Triglycerides are any of a group of lipids that are esters formed from one molecule of glycerol and three molecules of one or more fatty acids, are widespread in adipose tissue, and commonly circulate in the blood in the form of lipoproteins.

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Definition Sources: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Merriam-Webster:Merriam-Websters_Online_Dictionary--11th_Ed

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