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noun
An antihyperlipidemic medication used to lower cholesterol levels by decreasing cholesterol absorption in the intestine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Probably from ezet- (“alteration of azetidine”) + -imibe (“acyl CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase inhibitor”).
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
