hypocholesterolemia

hypocholesterolemia
The presence of abnormally small amounts of cholesterol in the circulating blood. SYN: hypocholesteremia, hypocholesterinemia.

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hy·po·cho·les·ter·ol·emia .hī-pō-kə-.les-tə-rə-'lē-mē-ə or hy·po·cho·les·ter·emia -tə-'rē-mē-ə or chiefly Brit hy·po·cho·les·ter·ol·ae·mia or hy·po·cho·les·ter·ae·mia n an abnormal deficiency of cholesterol in the blood
hy·po·cho·les·ter·ol·emic -'lē-mik or hy·po·cho·les·ter·emic -'rē-mik or chiefly Brit hy·po·cho·les·ter·ol·ae·mic or hy·po·cho·les·ter·ae·mic adj

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hy·po·cho·les·ter·ol·emia (hi″po-kə-les″tər-ol-eґme-ə) abnormally low levels of cholesterol in the blood. hypocholesterolemic adj

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