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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How to use hypercholesterolemia in a sentence

  • “Many of the kids that we see with familial hypercholesterolemia are perfectly normal weight, and you would not expect based on looking at them that they would have high cholesterol,” says Daniels.

    What to Know About High Cholesterol in Kids | Sandeep Ravindran | July 13, 2022 | Time