lipemia

lipemia or li·pae·mi·a [li-pee-mee-uh, lahy-] Word Origin noun Medicine/Medical.

1. excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.

Origin of lipemia From the New Latin word lipaemia, dating back to 1745–55. See lip-, -emia Related formsli·pe·mic, li·pae·mic, adjective British Dictionary definitions for lipaemia lipaemia US lipemia noun

1. pathol an abnormally large amount of fat in the blood

Word Origin for lipaemia from Greek lipos fat + -aemia lipaemia in Medicine lipemia [lĭ-pē′mē-ə] n.

1. hyperlipidemia