Definition of hypercholesterolemia
: the presence of excess cholesterol in the blood
Updated on: 24 Feb 2018
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His past medical history includes hypercholesterolemia and rosacea.
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Economists estimate that adding medical screenings for diabetes, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia in dental offices could save the U.S. health care system between $42 million and $102 million per year, or up to $33 for each patient screened.
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In addition to diabetes, CVS will roll out programs over the next two years to manage asthma, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or high cholesterol, and depression.
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Origin and Etymology of hypercholesterolemia
New Latin
Medical Dictionary
variants:
also
hypercholesteremia
play
\-tə-ˈrē-mē-ə\
or chiefly British
hypercholesterolaemia
also
hypercholesteraemia
medical Definition of hypercholesterolemia
: the presence of excess cholesterol in the blood — see familial hypercholesterolemia
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