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simvastatin

noun
/ˈsɪm.vəˌstæt.n̩/US

Etymology

Probably from sim- (“alteration of synthetic”) + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).

  1. derived from συνθετικός
  2. derived from synthétique
  3. formed as simvastatin — “synthetic + -vastatin”

Definitions

  1. A semisynthetic drug C₂₅H₃₈O₅ that decreases the level of cholesterol in the bloodstream…

    A semisynthetic drug C₂₅H₃₈O₅ that decreases the level of cholesterol in the bloodstream and is derived from a compound produced by a mold (Aspergillus terreus).

    • The researchers found that statins were likely to provide benefits at a substantially higher health risk than expected and that those risk levels were lower for atorvastatin and rosuvastatin than for simvastatin and pravastatin.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for simvastatin. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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