statin
/ˈstatɪn
/noun Medicine
Any of a group of drugs which act to reduce levels of cholesterol in the blood.With reduced levels of cholesterol, statins also inhibit the synthesis of bile acids....
- Some of the patients in each group were also treated with a statin to lower blood cholesterol.
- Use of aspirin and statins lowers C-reactive protein levels, but so does weight loss.
Origin
1980s: from stat- as in -stat + -in1.
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