blood lipid measurement blood triglyceride level 2009-12-17T10:19:44Z CMO:0000118 EFO:0004530 EFO:0007681 The amount of triglycerides in a specific volume of blood, the fluid that circulates through the heart, arteries, capillaries and veins carrying nutrients and oxygen to the body tissues and metabolites away from them. 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. VT:0002644 clinical_measurement_ontology mshimoyama triglyceride change measurement triglyceride measurement