See Also: familial combined hyperlipidaemia(medicine)
tuberosity of cuboid bone(medicine)
familial combined hyperlipemia(medicine)
hyperlipidemia, familial combined(medicine)
hyperlipidaemia(medicine)
acquired hyperlipidaemia(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
multiple lipoprotein-type hyperlipidaemia(medicine)
cuboid(medicine)
cuboid(dictionary)

tuberosity of cuboid bone (medicine) and familial combined hyperlipidaemia (medicine)


tuberosity of cuboid bone (medicine)


tuberosity of cuboid bone


A slight eminence on the lateral surface of the cuboid bone, capped with an articular facet for a sesamoid bone in the tendon of the peroneus longus muscle.

Synonym: tuberositas ossis cuboidei.


familial combined hyperlipidaemia (medicine)


familial combined hyperlipidaemia
<biochemistry, endocrinology> Inherited as a defective gene, this disorder is characterised by elevations in serum cholesterol and/or triglycerides.

There are often multiple types of lipoproteins (LDL) elevated in one family. This condition is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease.