English noun: lipid-lowering medicine | |||
1. | lipid-lowering medicine (artifact) a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase | ||
Synonyms | lipid-lowering medication, statin, statin drug | ||
Broader (hypernym) | medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | atorvastatin, Baycol, cerivastatin, fluvastatin, Lescol, Lipitor, lovastatin, Mevacor, Pravachol, pravastatin, simvastatin, Zocor | ||