cho·les·ter·ol·emia noun alsocho·les·ter·ol·ae·mia\kəˌlestə(ˌ)rȯˈlēmeə, -(ˌ)rōˈ-\; orcho·les·ter·emiaorcho·les·ter·ae·mia\kəˌlestəˈrēmēə\ (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from International Scientific Vocabulary cholesterol + New Latin -emia, -aemia : the presence of cholesterol in the blood