| English Dictionary |
PRAVASTATIN
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does pravastatin mean?
• PRAVASTATIN (noun)
The noun PRAVASTATIN has 1 sense:
1. an oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks
Familiarity information: PRAVASTATIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after nonfatal heart attacks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Pravachol; pravastatin
Hypernyms ("pravastatin" 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)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Once bitten, twice shy." (English proverb)
"Our first teacher is our own heart." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"Falseness lasts an hour, and truth lasts till the end of time." (Arabic proverb)
"He who protects himself from cold also wards off heat." (Corsican proverb)
"Our first teacher is our own heart." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"Falseness lasts an hour, and truth lasts till the end of time." (Arabic proverb)
"He who protects himself from cold also wards off heat." (Corsican proverb)