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    HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating bloodplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

    metabolic disorder (a disorder or defect of metabolism)

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

    hyperbetalipoproteinemia (a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age)

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