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hypercholesterolemia

[ hahy-per-kuh-les-ter-uh-lee-mee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. the presence of an excessive amount of cholesterol in the blood.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypercholesterolemia1

From New Latin, dating back to 1890–95; hyper-, cholesterol, -emia

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