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Noun: hypercholesterolaemia  ,hI-pu(r)-ku,les-tu-ru'lee-mee-u
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hypercholesterolemia)
  1. The presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis
    - hypercholesterolemia [N. Amer], hypercholesteremia [N. Amer], hypercholesteraemia [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: symptom

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