lipid-lowering medicine
- noun
- Specialized
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medicina hipolipemiante
- Statins are a commonly used type of lipid-lowering medicine in cardiovascular disease prevention.
Examples
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Patients with high cholesterol are often prescribed a lipid-lowering medicine to manage their condition.
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My doctor recommended a lipid-lowering medicine after my recent blood test results showed elevated cholesterol levels.
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My doctor prescribed a lipid-lowering medicine to help manage my cholesterol.
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Have you ever taken lipid-lowering medicines for high cholesterol?
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My doctor recommended a lipid-lowering medicine after my recent blood test results showed elevated cholesterol levels.
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Patients with high cholesterol are often prescribed a lipid-lowering medicine to manage their condition.
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Statins are a commonly used type of lipid-lowering medicine in cardiovascular disease prevention.
Synonyms
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4.9
A medicine that lowers cholesterol in the blood and reduces the risk of heart attack
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4.1
A medicine taken by mouth that lowers cholesterol and fats in the blood
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4.1
A medicine that lowers cholesterol in the blood
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5.8
A medicine taken by mouth to lower blood cholesterol and reduce heart attack risk
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5.5
A medicine that lowers cholesterol and blood fat to reduce heart disease risk
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A medicine taken by mouth to lower blood cholesterol when diet does not help
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6.1
A medicine that lowers cholesterol and other fats in the blood
A medicine that reduces fat, especially cholesterol, in the blood
A medicine taken by mouth to lower blood cholesterol
Surface Forms
Morphology
lipid-lowering + medicine
The meaning is directly compositional: 'lipid-lowering' (reducing lipids/fats) modifies 'medicine', so the phrase denotes a medicine that reduces lipid levels. This adjective+noun formation follows standard English patterns (and parallels like 'cholesterol-lowering drug' in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Lipid-lowering medicine links lipid ('fat') and lowering ('bringing down'), so imagine a medicine that pushes fat down in the blood. That's why it means a drug used to 'reduce blood cholesterol' and lower fat levels in the bloodstream.