simvastatin

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simvastatin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  simvastatin \sim`va*stat"in\, n.
     a chemical substance (C25H38O5) having inhibitory activity
     on the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, and used in medicine to
     reduce cholesterol levels in blood.
  
     Syn: synvinolin; MK-733; Zocor.
          [PJC]

simvastatin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  simvastatin
      n 1: an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor)
           administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels;
           recommended after heart attacks [syn: simvastatin,
           Zocor]