hypercholesterolemia
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Definition of hypercholesterolemia
: the presence of excess cholesterol in the blood
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adjective
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His past medical history includes hypercholesterolemia and rosacea. — Jamie Ducharme, Time, "The White House Doctor Called President Trump's Health 'Excellent.' Here's the Full Summary of His Physical Exam," 18 Jan. 2018 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. — Nisarg A. Patel, Slate Magazine, "Could Your Next Doctor Be Your Dentist?," 28 Aug. 2017 In addition to diabetes, CVS will roll out programs over the next two years to manage asthma, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or high cholesterol, and depression. — Sharon Terlep, WSJ, "CVS Moves Deeper Into Doctors’ Turf," 8 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hypercholesterolemia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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hypercholesterolemia
noun
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or chiefly British
hypercholesterolaemia
also
hypercholesteraemia
Medical Definition of hypercholesterolemia
: the presence of excess cholesterol in the blood — see familial hypercholesterolemia
Other Words from hypercholesterolemia
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also
hypercholesteremic
\-tə-ˈrē-mik
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or chiefly British
hypercholesterolaemic
also
hypercholesteraemic
adjective
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