hypocholesterolemia

hypocholesterolemia
A form of hyperlipidemia in which there is an excess of cholesterol in the blood

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  • Hypocholesterolemia — is the presence of abnormally low (hypo ) levels of cholesterol in the blood ( emia). Although the presence of high cholesterol (hyper cholesterolemia) has been linked strongly with cardiovascular disease, a defect in the body s production of… …   Wikipedia

  • hypocholesterolemia — The presence of abnormally small amounts of cholesterol in the circulating blood. SYN: hypocholesteremia, hypocholesterinemia. * * * hy·po·cho·les·ter·ol·emia .hī pō kə .les tə rə lē mē ə or hy·po·cho·les·ter·emia tə rē mē ə or chiefly Brit… …   Medical dictionary

  • Cholesterol — IUPAC name …   Wikipedia

  • Blood lipids — (or blood fats) are lipids in the blood, either free or bound to other molecules. They are mostly transported in a protein capsuleFact|date=September 2008, and the density of the lipids and type of protein determines the fate of the particle and… …   Wikipedia

  • hypocholesteremia — SYN: hypocholesterolemia. * * * hy·po·cho·les·te·re·mia (hi″po kə les″tə reґme ə) hypocholesterolemia. hypocholesteremic adj …   Medical dictionary

  • Dyslipidemia — is a disruption in the amount of lipids in the blood.In western societies, most dyslipidemias are hyperlipidemias; that is, an elevation of lipids in the blood, often due to diet and lifestyle. The prolonged elevation of insulin levels can lead… …   Wikipedia

  • Cladribine — Systematic (IUPAC) name 5 (6 amino 2 chloro purin 9 yl) 2 (hydroxymethyl)oxolan 3 ol Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com …   Wikipedia

  • Chylomicron retention disease — Classification and external resources OMIM 246700 DiseasesDB 33188 Chylomicron retention disease is a disorder of fat absorption …   Wikipedia

  • Lipoprotein a — Apolipoprotein(a) Masse/Länge Primärstruktur 4529 Aminosäuren …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hypocholesteremia — /huy poh keuh les teuh ree mee euh/, n. Pathol. an abnormally low amount of cholesterol in the blood. Also, hypocholesterolemia /huy poh keuh les teuhr euh lee mee euh/. [HYPO + CHOLESTER(OL) + EMIA] * * * …   Universalium

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