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hypercholesterolemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-c-holes-terolemia
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An excess of cholesterol in the blood.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hyper- + cholesterol + -emia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypercholesterolemias (plural) hypercholesterolaemia (alternative)

Derived Forms

antihypercholesterolemia

Frequently Paired Words

hypercholesterolemic

Synonyms

hypercholesteremia

Questions

What does hypercholesterolemia mean?
An excess of cholesterol in the blood.
Where does hypercholesterolemia come from?
From hyper- + cholesterol + -emia.

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