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hyperlipidemia

[hahy-per-li-pee-mee-uh, -lahy-]

hy·per·li·pe·mi·a

[hahy-per-li-pee-mee-uh, -lahy-]
noun
excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; lipemia.
Also, hy·per·lip·i·de·mi·a [hahy-per-lip-i-dee-mee-uh, -lahy-pi-] .


Origin:
1890–95; hyper- + lipemia

hy·per·li·pe·mic, hy·per·lip·i·de·mic, adjective
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Hyperlipidemia is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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hyperlipidaemia or (US) hyperlipidemia (ˌhaɪpəˌlɪpɪˈdiːmɪə)
 
n
an abnormally high level of lipids, esp cholesterol, in the blood, predisposing to atherosclerosis and other arterial diseases
 
hyperlipidemia or (US) hyperlipidemia
 
n

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hyperlipidemia hy·per·lip·i·de·mi·a (hī'pər-lĭp'ĭ-dē'mē-ə) or hy·per·lip·oi·de·mi·a (-lĭp'oi-dē'mē-ə)
n.
See lipemia.

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