statin

Noun statin has 1 sense

• statin(n = noun.artifact) lipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin drug - a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase;
has particulars: atorvastatin, lipitor, baycol, cerivastatin, fluvastatin, lescol, lovastatin, mevacor, pravachol, pravastatin, simvastatin, zocor
is a kind of medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine