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

1 sense of simvastatin

Sense 1
simvastatin, Zocor -- (an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels; recommended after heart attacks)
       => lipid-lowering medicine, lipid-lowering medication, statin drug, statin -- (a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase)