Definition of Hyperlipaemia

1. Noun. Presence of excess lipids in the blood.


Medical Definition of Hyperlipaemia

1. Increased fats in the bloodstream. One can see the fat globules in blood specimens which are particularly high in fats with the naked eye. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperlipaemia

hyperkyphosis
hyperkyphotic
hyperkähler
hyperlactation
hyperlegible
hyperlens
hyperleukocytosis
hyperlexia
hyperlexic
hyperlight
hyperlink
hyperlinkage
hyperlinked
hyperlinking
hyperlinks
hyperlipaemia (current term)
hyperlipemia
hyperlipemias
hyperlipemic
hyperlipidaemia
hyperlipidaemias
hyperlipidemia
hyperlipidemias
hyperlipidemic
hyperlipoidaemia
hyperlipoidemia
hyperlipoproteinaemia
hyperlipoproteinaemia type III
hyperlipoproteinaemia type IV
hyperlipoproteinaemia type v

Literary usage of Hyperlipaemia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Diseases of Man: Data of Their Nomenclature, Classification & Genesis by John William Severin Gouley (1888)
"hyperlipaemia signifies increase of blood- fat, and is generally called lipaemia (blood-fat), a normal condition which is very variable in the blood-plasma. ..."

2. Fasting: The Ultimate Diet by Allan Cott (1997)
""Absolute Fasting as Therapy in Patients With Diabetes and hyperlipaemia," Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, March 23, 1973, p. 186. ..."

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