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fluvastatin

fluvastatin noun: a drug of the statin class, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease.

Noun

fluvastatin (uncountable)

  1. A drug of the statin class, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease.

Origin of fluvastatin

From flu(oro)- + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).

Questions about fluvastatin

What does fluvastatin mean?
Fluvastatin means a drug of the statin class, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease.
What part of speech is fluvastatin?
Fluvastatin is a noun.

Words near fluvastatin in the dictionary

  1. fluvalinate
  2. Fluvanna
  3. Fluvanna County
  4. fluvaquent
  5. fluvaquents
  6. fluvastatin
  7. fluvent
  8. fluventic
  9. fluvents
  10. Fluvia
  11. fluvial

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