cholestyramine
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cho·le·styr·a·mine
(kō′lĭ-stîr′ə-mēn′, kō-lĕs′tə-răm′ēn)n.
A drug that binds to intestinal bile acids and promotes their excretion, used to lower serum cholesterol levels and to treat itching associated with partial biliary obstruction.
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cholestyramine
(ˌkɒlɪˈstaɪərəˌmiːn)n
(Pharmacology) a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
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cholestyramine
n colestiraminaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.