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    HYPERCHOLESTEREMIA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosisplay

    Synonyms:

    hypercholesteremia; hypercholesterolemia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("hypercholesteremia" is a kind of...):

    symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypercholesteremia"):

    familial hypercholesterolemia (congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis)

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