HyperDic: hypercholesterolemia

English > 1 sense of the word hypercholesterolemia:
NOUNstatehypercholesterolemia, hypercholesteremiathe presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood
English > hypercholesterolemia: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningThe presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis.
Synonymhypercholesteremia
Narrowerfamilial hypercholesterolemiacongenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis
Broadersymptom(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
Spanishhipercolesterolemia
Catalanhipercolesterolèmia

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