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famil′ial hy′percholes′terole′mia, [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyan 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.

'familial hypercholesterolemia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
FH - hypercholesterolemia

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