simvastatin

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun simvastatin has 1 sense

simvastatin(n = noun.artifact) zocor - an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks;

is a kind of lipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin, statin drug

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CIDE DICTIONARY

simvastatin, n.

a chemical substance (C25H38O5) having inhibitory activity on the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, and used in medicine to reduce cholesterol levels in blood. [PJC]