hypercholesteremia

9.5

A high level of cholesterol in the blood that raises the risk of heart disease

noun
/ˌhaɪpərkoʊlɛstəˈriːmiə/

Specialized

: hipercolesterolemia

The doctor diagnosed her with hypercholesteremia after reviewing her blood test results.

Examples

Untreated hypercholesteremia can lead to serious cardiovascular complications.
Diet and exercise are important in managing hypercholesteremia effectively.
He was diagnosed with hypercholesteremia last year.
Many people with hypercholesteremia need to change their diets.
The doctor diagnosed her with hypercholesteremia after reviewing her blood test results.
Untreated hypercholesteremia can lead to serious cardiovascular complications.
Many people with hypercholesteremia need to change their diets.

Synonyms

hypercholesterolemia

vshypercholesteremia

Specialized

1 8.6

A condition in which the blood has very high cholesterol and raises the risk of heart disease

is the same idea but differs only in spelling form

hyperlipidemia

vshypercholesteremia

Specialized

1 7.1

A condition with too much fat in the blood

is specific to high cholesterol rather than elevated fats in general

dyslipidemia

vshypercholesteremia

Specialized

1 9.5

A condition with abnormal amounts of fat in the blood, like cholesterol

focuses specifically on high cholesterol rather than varied lipid abnormalities

hyperlipoproteinemia

vshypercholesteremia

Specialized

9.9

A condition with very high cholesterol and fat-carrying proteins in the blood

is narrower by focusing on cholesterol rather than all lipid carriers

hyperlipaemia

vshypercholesteremia

9.9

A condition with too much fat in the blood

is limited to high cholesterol rather than high lipids broadly

hyperlipoidaemia

vshypercholesteremia

9.9

A condition with too much fat in the blood

is limited to high cholesterol rather than high lipids broadly

hyperlipoidemia

vshypercholesteremia

Specialized

9.8

A condition with too much fat in the blood that raises the chance of heart disease

is concerned with cholesterol specifically rather than lipids generally

hyperlipemia

vshypercholesteremia

Specialized

9.5

A high level of fat in the blood

is narrower, naming high cholesterol rather than any lipid excess

lipemia

vshypercholesteremia

Specialized

9.9

A condition with a lot of fat in the blood

is about high cholesterol specifically rather than lipid presence overall

lipidemia

vshypercholesteremia

Specialized

8.8

A condition with too much fat in the blood

targets high cholesterol specifically rather than general lipid excess

lipoidaemia

vshypercholesteremia

9.9

Too much fat in the blood that can cause heart problems

is specific to high cholesterol rather than lipid excess in general

lipoidemia

vshypercholesteremia

Specialized

9.9

Too much fat in the blood that can damage the heart and blood vessels

is specifically concerned with cholesterol rather than lipids as a group

Antonyms

hypolipoproteinemia

Specialized

9.9

Very low levels of fat in the blood and the proteins that carry it

Surface Forms

hypercholesteremia singular

hypercholesteremias plural

Morphology

hypercholesteremia = cholesteremia (opaque) = hyper + cholester + emia

The prefix hyper- is understandable, but the base cholesteremia is a specialized medical term, so the full meaning is not readily recoverable for an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Hypercholesteremia breaks into hyper- ('too much'), cholesterol ('a fat in the blood'), and -emia ('blood'), like hyper- in hyperactive and -emia in anemia. So hypercholesteremia means having too much cholesterol in the blood, which is why it raises the risk of heart disease.