hy·per·cholesteremia noun orhy·per·cholesterolemia\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+\ Etymology: New Latin, from hyper- + cholesteremia or cholesterolemia (from English cholesterin + New Latin -emia : the presence of excess cholesterol in the blood • hy·per·cho·les·ter·e·mic\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷kəˌlestə|rēmik\orhy·per·cho·les·ter·ol·e·mic\-tə(ˌ)rȯl|ēmik, -(ˌ)rōl-\adjective