FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA


Meaning of FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA in English

Pathol.

an inherited metabolic disorder caused by a lack or malfunction of receptors for the low-density lipoproteins that activate removal of cholesterol from the blood. Abbr.: FH.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .