: the presence of excess fat or lipids in the blood
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebIn one promising model, hospitals in Canada have recently launched a surgical prehabilitation program and toolkit that helps surgeons and their patients work on hypertension, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular health. Ashley Andreou, Scientific American, 26 May 2022 Next were breathing difficulties, like shortness of breath (affecting 3.5% of patients); hyperlipidemia, or high levels of triglycerides or cholesterol in the blood (3%); malaise and fatigue (2.9%); and hypertension (2.4%). Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 17 June 2021 In its final finding, the medical examiner’s office ruled Rodriguez’s probable cause of death as cardiovascular disease with hypertension and hyperlipidemia, which is a high concentration of fats, or lipids, in the blood. Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Mar. 2021 Bui's medical history included hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, hyperlipidemia and valley fever, according to the report. Stephanie Innes, azcentral, 5 June 2020 Tomas Cardona Ramirez, 37, of Guatemala, who suffers from Type 1 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, each of which requires daily medications to control. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2020 Other illnesses that includes cancer, hyperlipidemia, myocardial infarction, hemodialysis and gastrointestinal disorders4.oregonlive, 29 Apr. 2020 Other top illnesses found in those who died from coronavirus were hyperlipidemia; coronary artery disease; renal disease and dementia. Joseph Spector, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2020 Biden is currently treated for A-fib (irregular heartbeats) which is currently asymptomatic, excess fat in his blood called hyperlipidemia and seasonal allergies. Caitlin Conant, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2019 See More
Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hyperlipidemia
noun
hy·per·lip·id·emia
variants or chiefly British hyperlipidaemia
-ˌlip-ə-ˈdē-mē-ə
: the presence of excess fat or lipids in the blood