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dyslipidemia /dys·lip·id·e·mia/ (-lip″id-e´me-ah) abnormality in, or abnormal amounts of, lipids and lipoproteins in the blood.

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An abnormal concentration of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood.

dyslipidemia

[dislip′id·ē′mē·ə]

Etymology: Gk, dys, difficult + lipid + Gk, haima, blood

abnormality in, or abnormal amounts of, lipids and lipoproteins in the blood. See also hyperlipidemia , hypolipoproteinemia.

dyslipidemia [dis-lip″id-e´me-ah]

abnormality in, or abnormal amounts of, lipids and lipoproteins in the blood; see hyperlipidemia and hypolipidemia.

dyslipidemia

Metabolic disease Any defect in lipoprotein metabolism–eg ↑ cholesterol, ↑ TGs, combined hyperlipidemia, and ↓ HDL-C; dyslipidemias may be 1º–ie nosologies a sui generis or 2º to other medical conditions–eg, DM or hypothyroidism

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