hypercholesterolemia en · NOUN
Etymology
From hyper- + cholesterol + -emia.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An excess of cholesterol in the blood.
An inherited predisposition to heart disease, called familial hypercholesterolaemia, results from a rare ‘spelling change’ in the gene for cholesterol receptors.
1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 260:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hypercholesterolemias | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hypercholesterolaemia | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (5)
es hipercolesterolemia (an excess of cholesterol in the blood) · ga hipearcolaistéaróiléime (an excess of cholesterol in the blood) · pt hipercolesterolemia (an excess of cholesterol in the blood) · sv hyperkolesterolemi (an excess of cholesterol in the blood) · it ipercolesterolemia (an excess of cholesterol in the blood)