hypercholesterolemia
hypercholesterolemia noun: an excess of cholesterol in the blood.
Noun
hypercholesterolemia (countable and uncountable, plural hypercholesterolemias)
- 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 of hypercholesterolemia
| plural | hypercholesterolemias |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hypercholesterolaemia |
Origin of hypercholesterolemia
From hyper- + cholesterol + -emia.
Words formed from hypercholesterolemia
Questions about hypercholesterolemia
- What does hypercholesterolemia mean?
- Hypercholesterolemia means an excess of cholesterol in the blood.
- What part of speech is hypercholesterolemia?
- Hypercholesterolemia is a noun.
- What is the plural of hypercholesterolemia?
- The plural of hypercholesterolemia is hypercholesterolemias.
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