First Known Use: 1916
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hypercholesterolemia
noun hy·per·cho·les·ter·ol·emia \ˌhī-pər-kə-ˌles-tə-rə-ˈlē-mē-ə\
Definition of HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
: the presence of excess cholesterol in the blood
— hy·per·cho·les·ter·ol·emic \-mik\ adjective
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Origin of HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
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hypercholesterolemia
noun hy·per·cho·les·ter·ol·emia \ˌhī-pər-kə-ˌles-tə-rə-ˈlē-mē-ə\
Medical Definition of HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
: the presence of excess cholesterol in the blood—see familial hypercholesterolemia
—hy·per·cho·les·ter·ol·emic \-tə-rə-ˈlē-mik\ or hy·per·cho·les-ter·emic \-tə-ˈrē-mik\ or chiefly British hy·per·cho·les·ter·ol·ae·mic or hy·per·cho·les·ter·ae·mic adjective
Variants of HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
hy·per·cho·les·ter·ol·emia or hy·per·cho·les·ter·emia \-tə-ˈrē-mē-ə\ or chiefly British hy·per·cho·les·ter·ol·ae·mia or hy·per·cho·les·ter·ae·mia
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