hyperbetalipoproteinemia

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hy·per·be·ta·li·po·pro·tein·emia -bāt-ə-ˌlī-pō-ˌprō-ˌtēn-ˈē-mē-ə, -ˌlip-ō-, -ˌprō-tē-ən-

variants or chiefly British hyperbetalipoproteinaemia

-bē-tə-ˌlip-ō-

: the presence of excess LDLs in the blood

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