Medical term:
fibrate
fibrate
(fī-brāt),An alternate term for fibric acid derivatives used to treat hyperlipidemia.
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fibrate
(fi'brat?)Any of a class of carboxylic acid compounds commonly used as lipid-lowering medications, including gemfibrozil and fenofibrate, that primarily reduce levels of triglycerides. Medications of this class have a minor impact on low-density and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Synonym: fibric acid derivativeMedical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners
fibrate
One of a class of drugs capable of lowering the levels in the body of lipids (fats) including cholesterol. Fibrates can reduce low-density lipoproteins and raise high density lipoproteins. Some act by interfering with cholesterol synthesis in the liver others by promoting the more rapid breakdown of lipoproteins.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
fibrates
[fi´brāts]a general term for fibric acid derivatives, such as gemfibrozil.
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fi·bric ac·ids
(fī'brik as'idz),Drugs structurally related to clofibrate, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia.
Synonym(s): fibrates
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