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Dyslipidemia vs hyperlipidemia, what is the differnence?
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Dys vs hyper: Dys means abnormal. Hyper means 'too much'.
Answered 11/16/2015
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Abnormal AND Elevate: Dyslipidemia is a condition that has abnormal concentration of lipids or Lipoproteins in your blood.Abnormal can be higher or lower than normal values.There are two types of Cholesterol in body,one is good cholesterol (HDL)and bad cholesterol(LDL).In dyslipidemia the level of Cholestrl is either high or low Hyperlipidemia is when the fat and cholesterol in your body is too high
Answered 11/16/2018
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