lipemia

or li·pae·mi·a

[ li-pee-mee-uh, lahy- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. excessive amounts of fat and fatty substances in the blood; hyperlipemia.

Other Words From

• li·pemic li·paemic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lipemia¹

From the New Latin word lipaemia, dating back to 1745–55. See lip-, -emia