hypercholesterolemia

hy per cho les ter ol e mi a |ˌhīpərkəˌlestərəˈlēmēə ˌhaɪpərkəˌlɛstərəˈlimiə |(Brit. hypercholesterolaemia ) ▶noun Medicine an excess of cholesterol in the bloodstream. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from hyper- ‘above normal ’ + cholesterol + -emia .