🔄 Synonyms of "Lovastatin"
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| Word | Definition |
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| mevacornoun | an oral drug (trade name mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate |
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| Word | Definition |
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| mevacornoun | an oral drug (trade name mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate |
| lavastatinnoun | Misspelling of lovastatin. [(pharmacology) A statin that inhibits the synthesis of cholesterol.] |
| fluvastatinnoun | (pharmacology) A drug of the statin class, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease. |
| pitavastatinnoun | (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A particular statin drug |
| statinnoun | (pharmacology) Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis. |
| atorvastatinnoun | (pharmacology) A statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others. |
| rosuvastatinnoun | (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A statin (trademark Crestor) that is administered orally in the form of its calcium salt Ca(C₂₂H₂₇FN₃O₆S)₂ especially to treat hypercholesterolemia. |
| vastatinnoun | (medicine) Any of a specific type of statins |
| glenvastatinnoun | (pharmacology) An enzyme inhibitor. |
| dalvastatinnoun | (pharmacology) An antilipidemic drug. |
| pravastatinnoun | (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A statin used to lower blood cholesterol levels, especially after a heart attack. |
| cerivastatinnoun | (pharmacology) A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis. |
| simvastatinnoun | (pharmacology) A semisynthetic drug C₂₅H₃₈O₅ that decreases the level of cholesterol in the bloodstream and is derived from a compound produced by a mold (Aspergillus terreus). |
| atrovastatinnoun | Misspelling of atorvastatin. [(pharmacology) A statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others.] |
| mevastatinnoun | (pharmacology) A statin, produced by the mould Penicillium citrinum, used in the production of pravastatin |
| atorvostatinnoun | Misspelling of atorvastatin. [(pharmacology) A statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others.] |
| canstatinnoun | (medicine) A peptide that inhibits angiogenesis |
| atorvastinnoun | Misspelling of atorvastatin. [(pharmacology) A statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others.] |
| caplostatinnoun | (medicine) A particular polymeric antiangiogenic drug |
| apastatinnoun | A statin that inhibits an aminopeptidase |
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