Hyperlipidemia
An elevated lipid concentration in the blood. [ ]
Term info
Hyperlipidemia
- Elevated lipids in blood
Hyperlipidemia is an elevation of the blood levels of lipids including primarily cholesterol, phospholipids and triglycerides and cholesterol esters. The lipids are transported on lipoproteins some of which are commonly used for clinical measurements, including chylomicrons, very-low density lipoproteins (VLDL), intermediate-density lipoproteins (IDL), low-density lipoproteins, and high-density lipoproteins (HDL).
HP:0008159, HP:0008356
human_phenotype
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Term relations
- has_part some (
increased amount and
inheres in some (
lipid and
part of some blood) and
has modifier some abnormal)