Term: statin
IPA: ˈstætɪn

{{also|-statin}}
==English==
{{wp|statin,inhibiting hormone}}

===Etymology===
From the suffix {{m|en|-statin}}, which was used for inhibiting hormone names before it was used for HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor drug names (but, like ''statin'', has since become much better known in the latter sense).

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈstætɪn/}}
* {{homophones|en|Staten}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{senseid|en|Q954845}} {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} Any of a class of [[drug]]s, the HMG-CoA reductase