TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tricyclic antidepressant mean? 

• TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT (noun)
  The noun TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT has 1 sense:

1. an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain

  Familiarity information: TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

tricyclic; tricyclic antidepressant; tricyclic antidepressant drug

Hypernyms ("tricyclic antidepressant" is a kind of...):

antidepressant; antidepressant drug (any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tricyclic antidepressant"):

amitriptyline; amitriptyline hydrochloride; Elavil (a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications)

clomipramine (a tricyclic antidepressant drug)

desipramine (a tricyclic antidepressant drug that activates the psychomotor system)

Adapin; doxepin; doxepin hydrochloride; Sinequan (a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances))

Imavate; imipramine; impramine hydrochloride; Tofranil (a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression)

nortriptyline; Pamelor (a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Pamelor) used along with psychotherapy to treat dysthymic depression; may interact dangerously if taken with other drugs)

protriptyline (tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression)

Surmontil; trimipramine (tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Surmontil) used to treat depression and anxiety and (sometimes) insomnia)

 Context examples 

A dibenzoxepin derivative and tricyclic antidepressant with antipruritic and sedative activities.

(Doxepin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A tricyclic compound chemically related to tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) with anticonvulsant and analgesic properties.

(Carbamazepine, NCI Thesaurus)

Amitriptyline is a type of tricyclic antidepressant.

(Amitriptyline, NCI Dictionary)

It is a type of tricyclic antidepressant.

(Aventyl, NCI Dictionary)

A tricyclic antidepressant of the dibenzoxazepine class.

(Amoxapine, NCI Thesaurus)

A derivative of dibenzocycloheptadiene and a tricyclic antidepressant.

(Amitriptyline, NCI Thesaurus)

Amitriptyline hydrochloride is a type of tricyclic antidepressant.

(Amitriptyline hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)

Imipramine pamoate, a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) potentiates the activity of adrenergic synapses by blocking the re-uptake of norepinephrine and serotonin, thereby preventing their degradation and increasing their availability.

(Imipramine Pamoate, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of nortriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant agent used for short-term treatment of various forms of depression.

(Nortriptyline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

In psychiatry, the use of hydrazine derivatives is limited due to the emergence of the tricyclic antidepressants.

(Hydrazine, NCI Thesaurus)