hypercholesterolemia
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8.6
- noun
- /ˌhaɪpərˌkoʊlɛstəroʊˈliːmiə/
- Specialized
:
hipercolesterolemia
- However, a small percentage of people have deranged lipid profiles as a result of the inherited condition familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
- familial hypercholesterolemia
- hypertension and hypercholesterolemia
Examples
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Familial hypercholesterolemia is an autosomal dominant disease in which there is a decreased number of LDL receptors.
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I have familial hypercholesterolemia, and because I had medical insurance, my condition was monitored... but it is untreatable.
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Therapy is supportive with particular emphasis on management of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.
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Similar developments have characterized the use of drugs for hypercholesterolemia and hypertension, although fortunately those drugs generally have proved less toxic than rosiglitazone.
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These include detection and treatment of hypertension, severe hypercholesterolemia, early breast and colon cancer, and melanoma.
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The patient had a history of hypercholesterolemia, ischaemic heart disease, and atrial fibrillation treated with digoxin and coumarin.
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The majority of studies evaluating CoQ10 have been performed in patients with hypercholesterolemia; however, one study evaluated two groups of five healthy volunteers and demonstrated a reduction in CoQ10 of up to 40% after drug therapy.
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Some of the diseases that have been eliminated or controlled are cancer, cystic fibrosis, hemophilia, rheumatoid arthritis, AIDS, hypercholesterolemia, and some forms of mental illness.
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The forearm is one of the last vascular beds to become affected by atheroma, and therefore the findings of our study support the hypothesis that hypercholesterolemia leads to generalized endothelial dysfunction before the development of atheroma.
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Many individuals with hypercholesterolemia need to follow special diets to manage their cholesterol levels.
Synonyms
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7.1
A condition with too much fat in the blood
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9.5
A condition with abnormal amounts of fat in the blood, like cholesterol
A high level of cholesterol in the blood that raises the risk of heart disease
A condition with very high cholesterol and fat-carrying proteins in the blood
A condition with too much fat in the blood
A condition with too much fat in the blood
A condition with too much fat in the blood that raises the chance of heart disease
A high level of fat in the blood
A condition with a lot of fat in the blood
A condition with too much fat in the blood
Too much fat in the blood that can cause heart problems
Too much fat in the blood that can damage the heart and blood vessels
Antonyms
- Specialized
Very low levels of fat in the blood and the proteins that carry it
Compounds
- Specialized
Very high cholesterol in the blood passed down from parents that causes early heart disease
How Much
- Specialized
1
8.6
- Informal
6
9.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
hypercholesterolemia = cholesterolemia (semi-transparent) = hyper + cholesterol + emia
The term is built compositionally from hyper- plus a technical medical base, but its specialized meaning may not be fully inferable to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Hypercholesterolemia breaks into three parts: hyper- meaning 'too much', as in hyperactive, cholesterol meaning the fatty substance in the blood, and -emia meaning 'blood', as in anemia. So it simply means 'too much cholesterol in the blood', which explains the medical condition.