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English noun: statin drug

1. statin drug (artifact) a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase


Synonymslipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin


Broader (hypernym)medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine


Narrower (hyponym)atorvastatin, Baycol, cerivastatin, fluvastatin, Lescol, Lipitor, lovastatin, Mevacor, Pravachol, pravastatin, simvastatin, Zocor









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