The medical condition of having cholesterin or cholesterol present in the bloodstream, often at unhealthy levels.
Combining 'cholesterin' + '-emia' (blood condition). This term was used in medical literature from the 1800s onward to describe blood cholesterol levels.
This older medical term literally translates to 'cholesterin in the blood,' and doctors would use it to diagnose patients with dangerously high fatty substances before we had modern blood tests!
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