also: こうコレステロールけつしょう
hypercholesterolemia; high blood cholesterol
Medical term for abnormally high cholesterol levels in the blood.
Hypercholesterolemia increases the risk of arteriosclerosis.
I was diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia at my health checkup.
Standard medical term; the reading けっしょう is more common than けつしょう.
Alternate reading; けつしょう is a less common variant of けっしょう for 血症.
Compound of 高 (こう, 'high'), コレステロール (cholesterol), and 血症 (けっしょう, 'blood condition'). A modern medical term.