atorvastatin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ator- + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”). The prefix probably from Spanish atorar (“to clog”), wherein the verb suffix -ar was taken off. Thus, the role is "to inhibit the clogging (of cholesterol)".
Noun[edit]
atorvastatin (usually uncountable, plural atorvastatins)
- (pharmacology) A statin used to lower the level of cholesterol in the blood. Trade names include Lipitor among others.