CERIVASTATIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An oral drug (trade name Baycol) to reduce blood cholesterol levels

Synonyms:

Baycol; cerivastatin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cerivastatin" is a kind of...):

lipid-lowering medication; lipid-lowering medicine; statin; statin drug (a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase)

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