Intended Use: The direct LDL cholesterol test is used to determine LDL levels in individuals with high triglyceride levels for which the Friedewald equation for calculating LDL-C from Total cholesterol, HDL-C and triglycerides cannot be used.
3. often Cabinet A body of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister to head the executive departments of the government and to act as official advisers. 4. Archaic A small or private room set aside for a specific activity.
Primary Meanings of appointment. 1  n a meeting arranged in advance. 2  n the act of putting a person into a non-elective position. 3  n a person who is appointed to a job or position. 4  n the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed. 5  n (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)