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6 pts

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noun

  1. Any of a class of drugs (chiefly lactones or pyrroles) that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.
  2. An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.

noun

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any of a class of drugs that reduce serum cholesterol levels

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