statin

Etymology
From the suffix, from terms such as and.

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.
 * 1)  An inhibiting hormone; a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 他汀類藥物
 * Finnish: statiini
 * French:
 * German:
 * Spanish: estatina