lipoidaemia

9.9

Too much fat in the blood that can cause heart problems

noun
/ˌlɪpəʊˈdiːmiə/

: lipoidemia

The doctor diagnosed him with lipoidaemia after routine blood tests showed elevated cholesterol.

Examples

Unchecked lipoidaemia can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Treatment for lipoidaemia often includes dietary changes and medication.
The doctor diagnosed her with lipoidaemia after the tests.
Patients with lipoidaemia often experience fatigue.
The doctor diagnosed him with lipoidaemia after routine blood tests showed elevated cholesterol.
Treatment for lipoidaemia often includes dietary changes and medication.
Unchecked lipoidaemia can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Synonyms

hyperlipidemia

vslipoidaemia

Specialized

1 7.1

A condition with too much fat in the blood

uses a simple phrase focusing on excess lipids rather than specific fat terms

hyperlipaemia

vslipoidaemia

9.9

A condition with too much fat in the blood

describes the same excess of blood lipids in simpler words

lipemia

vslipoidaemia

Specialized

9.9

A condition with a lot of fat in the blood

expresses the same condition using more general phrasing about excess lipids

hyperlipoidaemia

vslipoidaemia

9.9

A condition with too much fat in the blood

is the general label for having excess lipids in the blood

hyperlipemia

vslipoidaemia

Specialized

9.5

A high level of fat in the blood

describes that same excess but in broader, less technical language

hyperlipoidemia

vslipoidaemia

Specialized

9.8

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

focuses on excess lipids generally rather than naming specific fat types

lipidemia

vslipoidaemia

Specialized

8.8

A condition with too much fat in the blood

is the concise clinical term for having too many blood lipids

lipoidemia

vslipoidaemia

Specialized

9.9

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

is a general expression for the same lipid excess in the bloodstream

hyperlipoproteinemia

vslipoidaemia

Specialized

9.9

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

is broader, covering excess lipids in general rather than specific cholesterol types

Surface Forms

lipoidaemia singular

lipoidaemias plural

Morphology

lipoidaemia = lipoid (semi-transparent) = lipoid + aemia

The formation is a regular medical compound ('lipoid' + the blood-condition suffix '-aemia'), but it is specialized terminology and uses medical combining forms unfamiliar to general learners.

Etymology

Lipoidaemia comes from Greek parts lipo- ('fat') and -aemia ('blood'), so it literally means 'fat in the blood'. Think of lipid (a fat) and anemia (a blood condition) to remember that lipoidaemia is when there is too much fat in the blood.