statin

IPA: stˈeɪtɪn

noun

  • (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.
  • (endocrinology) An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.
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Examples of "statin" in Sentences

  • Differences in statin structure.
  • Red yeast rice and 'statin' drugs.
  • It was an adverse reaction to a statin.
  • Relationship to the statin was unclear.
  • The TZD and statin trials might fit this.
  • It was the first statin approved by the FDA.
  • Lipitor is one of many statins on the market.
  • Atorvastatin is one of many statins on the market.
  • I was not expecting manyWikipedians to be on statin drugs...
  • And IMT is not the gold standard for measuring statin efficacy.

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