Term: atorvastatin
IPA: əˌtɔːvəˈstætɪn, əˈtɔːɹvəˌstætɪn

==English==
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===Etymology===
From {{af|en|ator-|-vastatin|t2=HMG CoA reductase inhibitor}}. The prefix probably from {{der|en|es|atorar||to clog}}, wherein the verb suffix {{m|es|-ar}} was taken off. Thus, the role is "to inhibit the clogging (of cholesterol)".

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/əˌtɔːvəˈstætɪn/|a=UK}}
* {{IPA|en|/əˈtɔːɹvəˌstætɪn/|/əˌtɔːɹvəˈstætɪn/|a=US}}
** {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-atorvastatin.wav|a=GA}}

===Noun===
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