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simvastatin

[ sim-vuh-stat-n, sim-vuh-stat-n ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a statin, C 25 H 38 O 5, used in the prevention and treatment of heart disease.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of simvastatin1

First recorded in 1985–90;  sim-, possibly alteration of syn(thetic), + (lo)vastatin

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