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hypocholesterolemia

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hy⋅po⋅cho⋅les⋅ter⋅e⋅mi⋅a

[hahy-poh-kuh-les-tuh-ree-mee-uh]
–noun Pathology.
an abnormally low amount of cholesterol in the blood.
Also, hy⋅po⋅cho⋅les⋅ter⋅o⋅le⋅mi⋅a [hahy-poh-kuh-les-ter-uh-lee-mee-uh] .


Origin:
hypo- + cholester(ol) + -emia
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Main Entry: hy·po·cho·les·ter·ol·emia
Pronunciation: "hI-pO-k&-"les-t&-r&-'lE-mE-&
Variants: or hy·po·cho·les·ter·emia /-t&-'rE-mE-&/ or chiefly British hy·po·cho·les·ter·ol·ae·mia or hy·po·cho·les·ter·ae·mia
Function: noun
: an abnormal deficiency of cholesterol in the blood —hy·po·cho·les·ter·ol·emic /-'lE-mik/ or hy·po·cho·les·ter·emic /-'rE-mik/ or chiefly British hy·po·cho·les·ter·ol·ae·mic or hy·po·cho·les·ter·ae·mic adjective
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hypocholesterolemia hy·po·cho·les·ter·ol·e·mi·a (hī'pō-kə-lěs'tər-ə-lē'mē-ə)
n.
Abnormally low levels of cholesterol in the blood.

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