different between statin vs pravastatin

English

Etymology

From the suffix -statin, from terms such as lovastatin and simvastatin.

Noun

statin (plural statins)

1. (pharmacology) 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. (endocrinology) An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.

Translations

Anagrams

• Nittas, Titans, nittas, sattin, taints, tanist, tintas, titans

English

Etymology

From pra- (of unknown origin) +? -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p?av.??stat.?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?æv.??stæt.n?/
• Rhymes: -æt?n

Noun

pravastatin (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A statin used to lower blood cholesterol levels, especially after a heart attack.

References

• “pravastatin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “pravastatin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).