Ma'anar ƙamus na hyperlipidemia babban matakin lipids (fats) ne da ba a saba gani ba a cikin jini, musamman cholesterol da triglycerides. Yana da yanayin likita wanda galibi ana danganta shi da haɗarin haɓaka cututtukan zuciya da bugun jini. Ana iya haifar da hyperlipidemia ta hanyoyi daban-daban ciki har da kwayoyin halitta, zabin salon rayuwa irin su cin abinci da halayen motsa jiki, wasu magunguna, da kuma yanayin rashin lafiya kamar ciwon sukari, cututtukan koda, da cututtukan thyroid. Jiyya yawanci ya ƙunshi haɗuwa da canje-canjen salon rayuwa da magunguna don rage matakan lipid da rage haɗarin matsalolin lafiya masu alaƙa.