hypocholesterolemia

noun

hy·po·cho·les·ter·ol·emia ˌhī-pō-kə-ˌles-tə-rə-ˈlē-mē-ə

variants also hypocholesteremia

-tə-ˈrē-mē-ə

or chiefly British hypocholesterolaemia also hypocholesteraemia

: an abnormal deficiency of cholesterol in the blood

hypocholesterolemic

-ˈlē-mik

adjective

also hypocholesteremic

-ˈrē-mik

or chiefly British hypocholesterolaemic also hypocholesteraemic

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