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cerivastatin

cerivastatin noun: a synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.

Noun

cerivastatin (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.

Origin of cerivastatin

From [Term?] + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).

Questions about cerivastatin

What does cerivastatin mean?
Cerivastatin means a synthetic statin formerly used to lower cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease, later withdrawn due to the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
What part of speech is cerivastatin?
Cerivastatin is a noun.

Words near cerivastatin in the dictionary

  1. cerithiopsid
  2. cerithiopsids
  3. ceritinib
  4. cerium
  5. ceriums
  6. cerivastatin
  7. Cerknica
  8. Cerkno
  9. cerleaside
  10. cerliponase
  11. cerliponase alfa

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