[1890–95; hyper- + lipemia]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blanket roll, bootstrap, historicism, neoclassicism, takedownhyper- is a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “over,” usually implyingexcess or exaggeration (hyperbole). On this model, hyper- is used, especially as opposed to hypo-, in the formation of compound words (hyperthyroid). Other words that use the affix hyper- include: hyperbaric, hypercharge, hypercorrection, hyperkinesia, hyperparathyroidism
Examples of 'hyperlipemia' in a sentence
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Hypertension (76%), hyperlipemia (50%) and prior stroke (34%) were the most frequent risk factors.
Juan I. Rojas, María Cristina Zurru, Liliana Patrucco, Marina Romano, Patricia M.Riccio, Edgardo Cristiano 2006, 'Registro de enfermedad cerebrovascular isquémica Ischemic stroke registry', Medicina (Buenos Aires)http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0025-76802006000600008. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Postprandial hyperlipemia may influence inflammation; thus, we investigated fractalkine levels four and eight hours after inducing postprandial hyperlipemia.
Lars Maegdefessel, Axel Schlitt, Susanna Pippig, et al 2009, 'Patients with insulin-dependent diabetes or coronary heart disease following rehabilitationexpress serum fractalkine levels similar to those in healthy control subjects', Vascular Health and Risk Managementhttp://www.dovepress.com/patients-with-insulin-dependent-diabetes-or-coronary-heart-disease-fol-a3614. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)