-statin

suffix

Used to form the names of statins (lipid-lowering drugs, e.g., atorvastatin, rosuvastatin).

First used 1970s
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Meanings

suffix
  1. Used to form the names of statins (lipid-lowering drugs, e.g., atorvastatin, rosuvastatin).First known use 1970s
  2. Used to form the names of statins (inhibiting hormones, e.g., follistatin, somatostatin).First known use c. 1970s

Origin

Circa 1970s (appearing first in the sense for hormone names), from international scientific vocabulary reflecting New Latin roots, from Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis) (whence also stasis) + -in.

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APA

-statin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-statin

MLA

“-statin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-statin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-statin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-statin.

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