Medical term:
cholesterolemia
hypercholesterolemia
[hi″per-ko-les″ter-ol-e´me-ah]excess of cholesterol in the blood.
familial hypercholesterolemia hyperlipoproteinemia (type II).
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cho·les·ter·e·mi·a
(kō-les'ter-ē'mē-ă),The presence of enhanced quantities of cholesterol in the blood.
Synonym(s): cholesterinemia, cholesterolemia
[cholesterol + G. haima, blood]
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cholesterolemia
(1) Presence of cholesterol in the peripheral circulation (a normal finding).(2) Hypercholesterolemia.
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cho·les·ter·ol·e·mi·a
(kŏ-les'tĕr-ol-ē'mē-ă)The presence of excessive cholesterol in the blood.
[cholesterol + G. haima, blood]
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