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anticholesteremic
(redirected from Hypolipidemic agent)

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anticholesteremic /an·ti·cho·les·ter·emic/ (-kah-les?ter-e´mik) promoting a reduction of cholesterol levels in the blood; also, any agent that so acts.
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