| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| simvastatin |
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| SYLLABICATION: | sim·va·stat·in |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s m v -st t n |
| NOUN: | A statin, C 25H38O5, that blocks the body's synthesis of cholesterol and is administered especially to individuals at risk for heart disease. | | ETYMOLOGY: | sim- (perhaps alteration of syn-, pref. indicating attachment on the same side of the plane as a double bond; see syn–) + -vastatin, statin suff.; see pravastatin.
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