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simvastatin
sim·va·stat·in [ sìmvə státtin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
drug to lower cholesterol levels: a drug that lowers lipid levels in the blood. Use: treatment of high cholesterol.
[Late 20th century. <sim-, perhaps alteration of syn- + vastatin, INN stem]
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