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lov·a·stat·in

n :  a drug C24H36O8 that decreases the level of cholesterol in the bloodstream by inhibiting the liver enzyme that controls cholesterol synthesis and is used in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia - see MEVACOR  .
 
   

 
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