statins

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A form of statin — Any of a class of drugs, the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of statin
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APA

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Chicago

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