What is "lipemia"

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.

n. (context medicine English) An excess of lipids in the blood

n. presence of excess lipids in the blood [syn: lipaemia, lipidemia, lipidaemia, lipoidemia, lipoidaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, hyperlipoidaemia]