Medical Dictionary

coprostanol

noun co·pros·ta·nol \kə-ˈpräs-tə-ˌnl, -ˌnōl\

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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