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lipemia

or li·pae·mi·a

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

noun Medicine/Medical.

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

Nearby words

  1. lipchitz,
  2. lipchitz, jacques,
  3. lipectomy,
  4. lipedema,
  5. lipedematous alopecia,
  6. lipemia retinalis,
  7. lipemic,
  8. lipetsk,
  9. lipid,
  10. lipid granulomatosis

Origin of lipemia

From the New Latin word lipaemia, dating back to 1745–55. See lip-, -emia
Related formsli·pe·mic, li·pae·mic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for lipaemia

lipaemia

US lipemia

noun

pathol an abnormally large amount of fat in the blood

Word Origin for lipaemia

from Greek lipos fat + -aemia
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Medicine definitions for lipaemia

lipemia

[lĭ-pē′mē-ə]

n.

hyperlipidemia
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