Lipemia

Quick meaning: Lipemia is a noun meaning (medicine, pathology) An excess of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood.

Meaning

(medicine, pathology) An excess of lipids or lipoproteins in the blood.

Example Sentences

In patients with increased platelet aggregation, fat-loading produced a somewhat higher degree of lipemia than in the normal volunteers.

The studies cited above do not permit a decision as to whether the observed lipemias represent a direct action of estrogen or whether the effect is mediated through another organ.

The absence of lipemia in the 28 cases undergoing treatment, although many of them were severe, is a striking fact, and probably to be accounted for by the partial or complete fasting.

It is important to note that Lipemia can also be seen as an artifact when a blood sample is collected from a pet that has just recently eaten. In general, a fast of 12 hours is recommended to eliminate postprandial lipemia. If lipemia persists greater than 12 hours, the patient should be evaluated for diseases that may produce altered fat metabolism.

Word Forms

• lipemias
• lipaemia

Synonyms for lipemia

Depending on context, synonyms include hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include postprandial, lipaemia, hyperlipidemia, lipidemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipoproteinemia.

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