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lipemia

lipemia

9.9
A condition with a lot of fat in the blood
  • noun
  • /lɪˈpiːmiə/
  • Specialized
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  • Severe lipemia can interfere with certain blood tests, making diagnosis more challenging.

Examples

  • The laboratory results revealed significant lipemia, indicating a possible metabolic disorder.

  • Treatment is required when lipemia leads to complications such as pancreatitis.

  • The doctor diagnosed her with lipemia after reviewing her blood tests.

  • He has a lipemia condition that requires dietary changes.

  • Severe lipemia can interfere with certain blood tests, making diagnosis more challenging.

  • The laboratory results revealed significant lipemia, indicating a possible metabolic disorder.

  • Treatment is required when lipemia leads to complications such as pancreatitis.

Synonyms

hyperlipidemia
vslipemia
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A condition with too much fat in the blood

is limited to stating high lipid levels without naming fats
hyperlipaemia
vslipemia
  • UK
9.9

A condition with too much fat in the blood

is the same meaning but uses the standard spelling in usage
hyperlipoidaemia
vslipemia
  • UK
9.9

A condition with too much fat in the blood

is the same meaning but uses the standard spelling in usage
hyperlipemia
vslipemia
  • Specialized
9.5

A high level of fat in the blood

is the same meaning but uses the standard spelling in usage
hyperlipoidemia
vslipemia
  • Specialized
9.8

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

is the general term focusing on lipids rather than naming fats
lipidemia
vslipemia
  • Specialized
8.8

A condition with too much fat in the blood

is the medical phrase that stresses abnormal high concentration technically
lipoidemia
vslipemia
  • Specialized
9.9

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

is the technical expression stressing abnormal lipid concentration in blood
lipoidaemia
vslipemia
  • UK
9.9

Too much fat in the blood that can cause heart problems

is the formal term focusing on abnormal lipid concentration medically
hyperlipoproteinemia
vslipemia
  • Specialized
9.9

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

is broader, describing high lipids generally rather than naming lipoproteins

Surface Forms

lipemia singular
lipemias plural

Morphology

lipemia = lipid (semi-transparent) = lip + emia

Formed from the combining form lipo-/lipid (fat) plus the medical suffix '-emia' (blood condition); clear to those familiar with medical terms but not to general learners.

Etymology

Lipemia comes from Greek parts lipo- meaning 'fat' and -emia meaning 'blood', the same root you see in lipid. So it literally means 'fat in the blood' and is used for a condition with a high level of fats in the blood.