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Hyperlipidemia

Medical Definition:	An excess of lipids in the blood.
Guide Notes:	high blood lipid levels; for X ref DYSLIPIDEMIA, prefer specific indentions; /drug ther: consider also ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS
Also Called:	Dyslipidemia

Hyperlipidemia Categories.

	Hypercholesterolemia - Abnormally high levels of cholesterol in the blood.
	Hyperlipoproteinemia - Metabolic disease characterized by excess plasma LIPOPROTEINS.
	Hypertriglyceridemia - Condition of elevated triglyceride concentration in the blood; an inherited form occurs in familial hyperlipoproteinemia IIb and HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA TYPE IV. It has been linked to higher risk of heart disease and arteriosclerosis.

Hyperlipidemia Medical Definitions and Terms

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