A sterol compound found in feces, typically a reduced form of cholesterol produced during digestion and metabolism.
From Greek 'kopro-' (feces) + 'sterol' (a class of organic compounds with a four-ring carbon structure), combining to describe a cholesterol-related substance found in waste.
Coprosterol is evidence of how the human body recycles cholesterol—most of what we eliminate has been modified by digestion, showing that waste isn't simply discarded but transformed through our metabolic chemistry.
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