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Associated with the risk of atherosclerosis
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hypercholesterolemia
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
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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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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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (label en medicine) An excess of cholesterol in the blood.
Usage examples of hypercholesterolemia.
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’.