1. the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis; [syn: hypercholesterolemia, hypercholesteremia]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hypercholesterolemia
n 1: the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the
cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of
atherosclerosis [syn: hypercholesterolemia,
hypercholesteremia]