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simvastatin
[ sim-vuh-stat-n, sim-vuh-stat-n ]
noun
, Pharmacology.
- a statin, C 25 H 38 O 5, used in the prevention and treatment of heart disease.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of simvastatin1
First recorded in 1985–90; sim-, possibly alteration of syn(thetic), + (lo)vastatin
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