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hyperlipemia

American

[hahy-per-li-pee-mee-uh, -lahy-] / ˌhaɪ pər lɪˈpi mi ə, -laɪ- /

Also hyperlipidemia

noun

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

Other Word Forms

hyperlipemic adjective
hyperlipidemic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hyperlipemia

First recorded in 1890–95; hyper- + lipemia

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