hyperlipemia

[ hahy-per-li-pee-mee-uh, -lahy- ]
/ ˌhaɪ pər lɪˈpi mi ə, -laɪ- /

noun

excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; lipemia.
Also hy·per·lip·i·de·mi·a [hahy-per-lip-i-dee-mee-uh, -lahy-pi-] /ˌhaɪ pərˌlɪp ɪˈdi mi ə, -ˌlaɪ pɪ-/.

Origin of hyperlipemia

First recorded in 1890–95; hyper- + lipemia

OTHER WORDS FROM hyperlipemia

hy·per·li·pe·mic, hy·per·lip·i·de·mic, adjective

Medical definitions for hyperlipidemia (1 of 2)

hyperlipidemia
[ hī′pər-lĭp′ĭ-dēmē-ə ]

n.

An excess of lipids in the blood. hyperlipemia lipemia lipidemia

Medical definitions for hyperlipidemia (2 of 2)

hyperlipemia
[ hī′pər-lĭ-pēmē-ə, -lī- ]

n.

hyperlipidemia