familial hypercholesterolemia
familial hypercholesterolemia
nounDefinition of FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
: an inherited metabolic disorder marked by excess accumulation of LDL cholesterol in the blood resulting especially in atherosclerosis and irregular yellow skin lesions
First Known Use of FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
1966
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