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lovastatin

[ loh-vuh-stat-n ]
/ ˌloʊ vəˈstæt n /

noun

a drug, C24H36O8, that reduces the levels of fats in the blood by altering the enzyme activity in the liver that produces lipids.

Nearby words

  1. louvred,
  2. louÿs,
  3. louÿs, pierre,
  4. lovable,
  5. lovage,
  6. lovat,
  7. love,
  8. love affair,
  9. love apple,
  10. love arrows

Origin of lovastatin

First recorded in 1985–90; of undetermined orig.
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Medicine definitions for lovastatin

lovastatin

[ lō′və-stăt′n ]

n.

A statin drug isolated from a strain of Aspergillus terreus, used to treat hyperlipidemia.
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