hyperlipidemia

hyperlipidemia
lipemia lip*e"mi*a (l[i^]p*[=e]"m[-e]*[.a]), n. [Gr. li`pos fat + 'ai^ma blood.] (Med.) The presence of an abnormally high concentration of lipid in the blood. Called also {hyperlipemia}, {hyperlipidemia}, {hyperlipoidemia}, {lipidemia}, {lipoidemia}. [PJC]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • hyperlipidemia — [hī΄pər li΄pi dē′mē ə] n. the presence of excessive lipids in the blood hyperlipidemic adj …   English World dictionary

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  • hyperlipidemia — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1961 the presence of excess fat or lipids in the blood …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • hyperlipidemia — noun An excess quantity of lipid in the blood; a symptom of several medical conditions …   Wiktionary

  • hyperlipidemia — SYN: lipemia. mixed h. SYN: mixed hyperlipoproteinemia familial, type 5 h.. mixed hyperlipoproteinemia familial, type 5 h. elevations of VLDL and chylomicrons found in plasma. SYN: mixed h.. * * * hy·per·lip·id·emia or chiefly Brit… …   Medical dictionary

  • hyperlipidemia — n. abnormally high level of fat in the blood (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hyperlipidemia — hy·per·lip·i·de·mia …   English syllables

  • hyperlipidemia —    Elevated blood fats, either from heredity, from having so many calories in the diet that they are ending up as liver synthesized storage fats, from an excessively anabolic metabolism...and from a constellation of less common disease causes …   Herbal-medical glossary

  • hyperlipidemia — noun presence of excess lipids in the blood • Syn: ↑lipemia, ↑lipaemia, ↑lipidemia, ↑lipidaemia, ↑lipoidemia, ↑lipoidaemia, ↑hyperlipemia, ↑hyperlipaemia, ↑hyperlipidaemia …   Useful english dictionary

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