hypercholesterolaemia

hypercholesterolaemia |ˌhʌɪpəkəˌlɛstərɒˈliːmɪə |(US hypercholesterolemia ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine an excess of cholesterol in the bloodstream. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from hyper- ‘above normal ’ + cholesterol + -aemia .