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.
Words nearby lovastatin
louvre, louvred, louÿs, lovable, lovage, lovastatin, lovat, love, love affair, love apple, 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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