TRAZODONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trazodone mean? 

• TRAZODONE (noun)
  The noun TRAZODONE has 1 sense:

1. oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative

  Familiarity information: TRAZODONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRAZODONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Oral antidepressant (trade name Desyrel) that is a nontricyclic drug used as a sedative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Desyrel; trazodone; trazodone hydrochloride

Hypernyms ("trazodone" is a kind of...):

nontricyclic; nontricyclic antidepressant; nontricyclic antidepressant drug; nontricyclic drug (a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO)

 Context examples 

Also called trazodone.

(Oleptro, NCI Dictionary)