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HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various disorders of lipoprotein and cholesterol metabolism that result in high levels of lipoprotein and cholesterol in the circulating blood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hyperlipoproteinemia" is a kind of...):
metabolic disorder (a disorder or defect of metabolism)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hyperlipoproteinemia"):
hyperbetalipoproteinemia (a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age)
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