hyperlipidemia
noun
hy·per·lip·id·emia
ˌhī-pər-ˌli-pə-ˈdē-mē-ə 
: the presence of excess fat or lipids in the blood
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Nicotinic acid helps with hyperlipidemia (high blood lipid levels), but nicotinamide does not.
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 July 2024
As part of their analysis, the team adjusted for other key heart failure risk factors, including diabetes, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and a high body mass index.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 12 Apr. 2024
Other significant contributors to his death included hypertension, hypothyroidism and hyperlipidemia, per the certificate.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2023
Hypertension, hypothyroidism and hyperlipidemia were listed as contributing factors in the 99-year-old TV personality’s death.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
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Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 July 2024
As part of their analysis, the team adjusted for other key heart failure risk factors, including diabetes, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and a high body mass index.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 12 Apr. 2024
Other significant contributors to his death included hypertension, hypothyroidism and hyperlipidemia, per the certificate.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2023
Hypertension, hypothyroidism and hyperlipidemia were listed as contributing factors in the 99-year-old TV personality’s death.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
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hyperlipidemia
noun
hy·per·lip·id·emia
variants
or chiefly British hyperlipidaemia
: the presence of excess fat or lipids in the blood
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