Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs. Various medications are used to lower blood cholesterol levels. Statins are recommended for most patients because theyâre the only cholesterol-lowering drug class thatâs been directly associated with reducing the risk of a heart attack or stroke.
Noun. 1. stutter-a speech disorder involving hesitations and involuntary repetitions of certain sounds. stammer. defect of speech, speech defect, speech disorder-a disorder of oral speech.
stub (stÅ­b) n. 1. The usually short end remaining after something bigger has been used up: a pencil stub; a cigarette stub. 2. Something cut short or arrested in development: a stub of a tail. 3. a. The part of a check or receipt retained as a record. b. The part of a ticket returned as a voucher of payment. 4. An entry that has minimal text, no text, or has not been written in full in an online reference work. tr.v. stubbed, stubÂ·bing, stubs 1. a. To pull up (weeds) by the roots.