1 Individuals with triglyceride levels of greater than 400 mg/dL.  LDL Cholesterol Direct is not affected by fasting status. However, if a calculation method is used the patient must be fasting for tests used in the calculation; i.e., triglycerides.
Byronic hero. The Byronic hero is a variant of the Romantic hero as a type of character, named after the English Romantic poet Lord Byron. Both Byron's life and writings have been considered in different ways to exemplify the type.
Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition: hero(noun) a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength. RAF pilots were the heroes of the Battle of Britain. hero(noun) the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem. champion, fighter, hero, paladin(noun) someone who fights for a cause.