SERTRALINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sertraline mean? 

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

1. a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft)

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SERTRALINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

sertraline; Zoloft

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

selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SSRI (an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain)

 Context examples 

This finding, the authors note, is consistent with a previous medication study showing that sertraline, a well-known antipanic and antidepressant drug, lowered orexin concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid.

(The Mechanism of Panic Attacks, NIH, US)