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GEMFIBROZIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gemfibrozil mean? 

GEMFIBROZIL (noun)
  The noun GEMFIBROZIL has 1 sense:

1. medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the bloodplay

  Familiarity information: GEMFIBROZIL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GEMFIBROZIL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Medication (trade name Lopid) used to lower the levels of triglyceride in the blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gemfibrozil; Lopid

Hypernyms ("gemfibrozil" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)


 Context examples 


Gemfibrozil interacts with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARalpha) resulting in PPARalpha-mediated stimulation of fatty acid oxidation and an increase in lipoprotein lipase (LPL) synthesis.

(Gemfibrozil, NCI Thesaurus)



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