hypercholesterolemia

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

nounPathology.
  1. the presence of an excessive amount of cholesterol in the blood.

Origin of hypercholesterolemia

1
From New Latin, dating back to 1890–95; see origin at hyper-, cholesterol, -emia
  • Also hy·per·cho·les·ter·e·mi·a [hahy-per-kuh-les-tuh-ree-mee-uh]. /ˌhaɪ pər kəˌlɛs təˈri mi ə/.

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