hypercholesterolemia
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hypercholesterolemia
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From hyper- + cholesterol + -emia.
noun hypercholesterolemias · hypercholesterolaemia
- An excess of cholesterol in the blood. An inherited predisposition to heart disease, called familial hypercholesterolaemia, results from a rare ‘spelling change’ in the gene for cholesterol receptors.
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noun an excess of cholesterol in the blood
| Español | hipercolesterolemia |
|---|---|
| Português | hipercolesterolemia |
| Italiano | ipercolesterolemia |
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title = {hypercholesterolemia},
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year = {2026},
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