ZOCOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Zocor mean? 

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

1. an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• ZOCOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

simvastatin; Zocor

Hypernyms ("Zocor" 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)