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Answer for the clue "The presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood ", 20 letters:
hypercholesterolemia

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (label en medicine) An excess of cholesterol in the blood.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis [syn: hypercholesteremia ]

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Hypercholesterolemia , also called dyslipidemia , is the presence of high levels of cholesterol in the blood. It is a form of high blood lipids and "hyperlipoproteinemia" (elevated levels of lipoproteins in the blood). Elevated levels of non-HDL cholesterol ...

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No child born of their laboratory would ever have Epstein-Barr, or sickle-cell anemia, familial hypercholesterolemia, Huntington’s disease, hemophilia, or any other of the hereditary nasties.

No child born of their laboratory would ever have Epstein-Barr, or sickle-cell anemia, familial hypercholesterolemia, Huntington’.