hyperlipemia

[ hahy-per-li-pee-mee-uh, -lahy- ]

noun

1. excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; lipemia.

Other Words From

• hyper·li·pemic hyper·lipi·demic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperlipemia¹

First recorded in 1890–95; hyper- + lipemia