High Cholesterol : Symptoms

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High cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia or hyperlipidemia) refers to the presence of higher than normal amounts of total cholesterol circulating in the bloodstream. Cholesterol is a fatty substance (lipid) that is essential to the body as protectio...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in animal tissue and is an important component to the human body. It is manufactured in the liver and carried throughout the body in the bloodstream. Problems can occur when too much cholesterol forms an accu...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
At my last visit to my eye doctor, he told me that I had a cholesterol ring. What can you tell me about this condition?
Source:StayWell
Splenomegaly is an enlargement of the spleen beyond its normal size.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 29, 2006
Hepatomegaly is swelling of the liver beyond its normal size. If both the liver and spleen are enlarged, it is called hepatosplenomegaly. See also: Splenomegaly
Source:ADAM
Date:November 13, 2007
Xanthoma is a skin condition in which fat builds up under the surface of the skin.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 16, 2007
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