statin

/S T EY1 T IH0 N/
noun
  1. 1

    Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.

  2. 2

    An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.

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