hyperlipemia

Also hy·per·lip·i·de·mi·a

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

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• hyperlipemic adjective
• hyperlipidemic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperlipemia¹

First recorded in 1890–95; hyper- + lipemia