blood lipid measurement blood triglyceride level clinical_measurement_ontology EFO:0007681 triglyceride change measurement 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. EFO:0004530 mshimoyama CMO:0000118 2009-12-17T10:19:44Z triglyceride measurement