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 disruption in the forward flow of speech that is typically accompanied by physical tension, secondary behaviors, avoidance of communication, and/or negative reactions on the part of the speaker.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).