释义 |
lov·a·stat·in \¦lōvə¦statən, ¦lə-\ noun (-s) Etymology: lov- (perhaps by shortening & alteration from mevinolin, earlier name for the drug) + connective -a- + -stat + -in : 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 |