cholesterolemia

cholesterolemia [kuh-les-ter-uh-lee-mee-uh] Word Origin noun Pathology.

1. the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the blood.

Also cholesteremia. Origin of cholesterolemia cholesterol + -emia cholesterolemia in Medicine cholesterolemia [kə-lĕs′tər-ə-lē′mē-ə] n.

1. The presence of elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood.