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statin

The correct spelling is statin.

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noun

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The correct spelling is statin. Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.

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  1. 1.Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.
  2. 2.An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.

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