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Rarestatin
The correct spelling is statin.
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noun
Say it like: Sta-tin
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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Definition
noun
- 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.An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.
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