Used for:

• Cholesteremia
• Cholesterolemia
• Hypercholesterolemia

Broader term:

• Hyperlipidemia

Related Term:

• Blood cholesterol

Dyslipidemia / Hypercholesterolemia

Dyslipidemia (hypercholesterolemia) is a disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, including lipoprotein overproduction or deficiency. Dyslipidemias may be manifested by elevation of the total cholesterol, the “bad” low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and the triglyceride concentrations, and a decrease in the “good” high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol concentration in the blood.

[Quoted from: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=33979]