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 is a problem that interferes with fluent (flowing and easy) speech. A person who stutters may repeat the first part of a word (as in wa-wa-wa-water) or hold a single sound for a long time (as in caaaaaaake). Some people who stutter have trouble getting sounds out altogether.