HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hyperlipoproteinemia" is a kind of...):

metabolic disorder (a disorder or defect of metabolism)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hyperlipoproteinemia"):

hyperbetalipoproteinemia (a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age)

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