statin

noun2

1. •
   Any of a class of drugs, the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, that lower the amount of cholesterol in the blood by inhibiting an enzyme involved in its biosynthesis.

   • Among the latest are reports of the ability of several leading statins to reduce deaths from common cancers and blunt the decline of memory with age. — 2020
2. •
   An inhibiting hormone: a hormone that is involved primarily in inhibiting the release of another hormone.