atorvastatin

n. 阿托伐他汀（降血脂药）

发音

UK /əˌtɔːvəˈstætɪn/
US /əˈtɔːɹvəˌstætɪn/
US /əˌtɔːɹvəˈstætɪn/

词形变化

atorvastatins 复数 atorvastatins

别名

atorvastin atorvostatin atrovastatin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others.

    不可数 医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

statin

词源

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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