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Simvastatin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A statin, C 25H38O5, that blocks the body's synthesis of cholesterol and is administered especially to individuals at risk for heart disease.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A hypolipidemic drug used to control hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. a chemical substance (C25H38O5) having inhibitory activity on the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, and used in medicine to reduce cholesterol levels in blood.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks

Word Usage

"On Drugs 'Link To Muscle Injury WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators continue to receive reports of muscle injury in patients taking a combination of simvastatin, which is used in the controversial cholesterol drug Vytorin, and the heart-rhythm medication amiodarone."

Hypernym

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lipid-lowering medication statin statin drug lipid-lowering medicine

Synonym

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synvinolin mk-733 Zocor

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