noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The presence of lipoids in the blood. obsolete, uncountable

   "It is undoubtedly of greater significance than is the lipoidemia of diabetes."

2. 2
   presence of excess lipids in the blood wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

hyperlipaemiahyperlipemiahyperlipidaemiahyperlipidemiahyperlipoidaemiahyperlipoidemia

Example

More examples

"It is undoubtedly of greater significance than is the lipoidemia of diabetes."

Etymology

From lipoid + -emia.

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