Word Explorer

Statin

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.

Full Dictionary Entry

📖 Definitions of "Statin"

noun

1
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.
2
An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Statin"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
nynoun	Abbreviation of New York: a city in the state of New York, United States. [The largest city in the state of New York, and the largest city in the United States, a metropolis extending into neighboring New Jersey in addition to Pennsylvania and Connecticut.]
statennoun	A surname.
lovastatinnoun	(pharmacology) A statin that inhibits the synthesis of cholesterol.
pravastatinnoun	(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A statin used to lower blood cholesterol levels, especially after a heart attack.
vastatinnoun	(medicine) Any of a specific type of statins
pitavastatinnoun	(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A particular statin drug
canstatinnoun	(medicine) A peptide that inhibits angiogenesis
atorvastatinnoun	(pharmacology) A statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others.
lavastatinnoun	Misspelling of lovastatin. [(pharmacology) A statin that inhibits the synthesis of cholesterol.]
caplostatinnoun	(medicine) A particular polymeric antiangiogenic drug
fluvastatinnoun	(pharmacology) A drug of the statin class, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease.
hypolipidemic	(pharmacology) That reduces the concentration of lipid in blood serum
hypocholesterolemic	(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or having hypocholesterolemia
cerivastatinnoun	(pharmacology) A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
dalvastatinnoun	(pharmacology) An antilipidemic drug.
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).
colestolonenoun	(pharmacology) An antilipidemic drug.
cribrostatinnoun	Any of several keto derivatives of an isoquinoline that have antibacterial or apoptopic activity
lipstatinnoun	A potent, irreversible inhibitor of pancreatic lipase, first isolated from the actinobacterium Streptomyces toxytricini.
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.