Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 21st Edition

antihypercholesterolemic

(ăn″tĭ-hī″pĕr-kō-lĕs″tĕr-ŏl-ē′mĭk)
[Pronunciation]
[″ + hyper, above, + chole, bile, + stereos, solid, + haima, blood]

1. Preventing or controlling elevation of the serum cholesterol level.
2. An agent that prevents or controls elevation of the serum cholesterol level.

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