hypercholesterolemia

[ hahy-per-kuh-les-ter-uh-lee-mee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. the presence of an excessive amount of cholesterol in the blood.
2. familial hypercholesterolemia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hypercholesterolemia¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1890–95; hyper-, cholesterol, -emia

Example Sentences

“Many of the kids that we see with familial hypercholesterolemia are perfectly normal weight, and you would not expect based on looking at them that they would have high cholesterol,” says Daniels.

From Time