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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 blood
Familiarity information: GEMFIBROZIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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