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atorvastatin

ator·vas·ta·tin

UK/əˌtɔːvəˈstætɪn/ US/əˈtɔːɹvəˌstætɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

an oral drug (trade name Lipitor) that is effective in lowering triglycerides; potent in reducing LDL cholesterol because higher doses can be given

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Origin

From ator- + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”). The prefix probably from Spanish atorar (“to clog”), wherein the verb suffix -ar was taken off. Thus, the role is "to inhibit the clogging (of cholesterol)".

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