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fluvastatin

Today it means: A drug of the statin class, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease. Full definition →

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From flu(oro)- + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.