-vastatin

English

Etymology

Probably from vas- (“vascular”) +‎ -statin.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-vastatin

  1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors used as antihyperlipidemic substances.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -vastatin
atorvastatin
cerivastatin
dalvastatin
fluvastatin
glenvastatin
lovastatin
mevastatin
pitavastatin
pravastatin
rosuvastatin
simvastatin
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