statin

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Synonyms: static, station, satin, stain, staten, staton, statis, statio, stalin, stamin, statim

Antonyms: static, station, satin, stain, staten, staton, statis, statio, stalin, stamin, statim

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q954845}} {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} Any of a class of [[drug]]s, the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that lower the amount of [[cholesterol]] in the [[blood]] by [[inhibiting]] an [[enzyme]] involved in its [[biosynthesis]]. {{defdate|1980s}}
2. {{senseid|en|Q1526708}} {{lb|en|endocrinology}} An [[inhibiting hormone]]: a [[hormone]] that is involved primarily in inhibiting the [[release]] of another hormone. {{defdate|1970s}}

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