Cholestyramine Definition

kōlĭ-stîrə-mēn, kō-lĕstə-rămēn
noun
A drug that binds to intestinal bile acids and promotes their excretion, used to lower serum cholesterol levels and treat itching associated with jaundice.
American Heritage

Origin of Cholestyramine

  • From cholesterol + styrene + amine.

    From Wiktionary

  • chole(sterol) styr(ene) amine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cholestyramine Sentence Examples

  • Cholestyramine can help the small proportion of IBS sufferers who have diarrhea secondary to impaired handling of bile salts within the gut.

  • For example, the bulk agent psyllium helps some people by absorbing excess fluid and solidifying stools; cholestyramine, which binds bile acids, is effective in treating bile-salt-induced diarrhea.

  • The drug cholestyramine may reduce the skin's sensitivity to sunlight as well as the accumulated heme precursors in the liver.

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Words Starting With

CCHCHO

Words Ending With

ENEINE

Unscrambles

cholestyramine

Words Starting With C and Ending With E

Starts With C & Ends With EStarts With CH & Ends With EStarts With C & Ends With NE

Word Length

14 Letter Words14 Letter Words Starting With C14 Letter Words Ending With E