MEVACOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mevacor mean? 

• MEVACOR (noun)
  The noun MEVACOR has 1 sense:

1. an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEVACOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lovastatin; Mevacor

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

lipid-lowering medication; lipid-lowering medicine; statin; statin drug (a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

 Context examples 

Mevacor is a type of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (statin).

(Mevacor, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Mevacor.

(Lovastatin, NCI Dictionary)