Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lovastatin

1 sense of lovastatin

Sense 1
lovastatin, Mevacor -- (an oral drug (trade name Mevacor) to reduce blood cholesterol levels; used when dietary changes have proved inadequate)
       => lipid-lowering medicine, lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, statin -- (a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase)