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hypercholesterolemia
[ hahy-per-kuh-les-ter-uh-lee-mee-uh ]
/ ˌhaɪ pər kəˌlɛs tər əˈli mi ə /
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noun Pathology.
the presence of an excessive amount of cholesterol in the blood.
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Also hy·per·cho·les·ter·e·mi·a [hahy-per-kuh-les-tuh-ree-mee-uh]. /ˌhaɪ pər kəˌlɛs təˈri mi ə/.
Origin of hypercholesterolemia
Words nearby hypercholesterolemia
hypercatalectic, hypercatalexis, hypercharge, hyperchlorhydria, hypercholesterolaemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypercholia, hyperconscious, hypercorrect, hypercorrection, hypercritic
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How to use hypercholesterolemia in a sentence
“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.