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MeSH Heading: Dyslipidemias
Tree Number(s): C18.452.584.500
Unique ID: D050171
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D050171
Annotation: general; prefer specifics
Scope Note: Abnormalities in the serum levels of LIPIDS, including overproduction or deficiency. Abnormal serum lipid profiles may include high total CHOLESTEROL, high TRIGLYCERIDES, low HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL, and elevated LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL.
Entry Term(s): Dyslipidemia; Dyslipoproteinemias
NLM Classification #: QU 260.5.L5
Previous Indexing: Hyperlipidemia (1972-2005); Lipids (1968-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see HYPERLIPIDEMIA 1995-2005
History Note: 2006; use HYPERLIPIDEMIA 1995-2005
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

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cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Dyslipidemias MeSH Descriptor Data 2025