‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. li`pos fat + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.) A condition in which fat occurs in the blood. [1913 Webster]
n. [ Gr. li`pos fat + 'ai^ma blood. ] (Med.) The presence of an abnormally high concentration of lipid in the blood. Called also hyperlipemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipidemia, lipoidemia. [ PJC ]