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.
Stuttering occurs when the flow of speech is broken by abnormal stoppages, repetitions, or prolongations of sounds and syllables.isruptions in the forward flow of speech may consist of: 1  Repetitions: repeating of a syllable, sound, word, or phrase (e.g., âli-li-li-like thisâ). 2  Prolongations: holding onto a sound for an extended period of time (e.g, âllllike thisâ).